U.S. Logistics Chief Attempts To Reassure On Afghan Supplies

Route clearance vehicles lead a 60-vehicle supply convoy through the desert in Paktika province, Afghanistan. A sharp spike in roadside bombings this year has complicated the already difficult task of moving supplies across Afghanistan’s rugged terrain. Photo from Stars And Stripes

From Westhawk:

Last week, General Duncan McNabb, USAF, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, was interrogated by a House subcommittee on the subject of supply routes into Afghanistan. General McNabb attempted to reassure his listeners about his command’s ability to keep U.S. forces in Afghanistan well supplied. This article from the AFPS revealed some new data about the logistics effort for Afghanistan operations:

“Today I use a measure of 78 containers a day to keep us even with what the forces we have there need,” the general explained. “But I try to keep the average above 78, which we usually do.”

Transcom’s most recent seven-day average was 138 containers per day, he continued. Since early January, troops in Afghanistan have received an average of about 90 containers daily. “We’ve kind of stayed ahead of the flow,” McNabb added.

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My Comment: General McNabb's job is one that I would not be envious of.