Tag: geography and logistics

US Military Grapples with Pacific Theater's Logistics Challenge

The harsh reality of the Pacific Theater's logistics challenge was summed up by Gen. Xavier Brunson: if our supply lines stretch 5,000 miles, we can't win. The daunting distances are stark: Hawaii is 3,000 miles from the US West Coast, and the critical first island chain is 1,500 miles from Guam, leaving a vast, sparsely supported ocean.