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Operation Joint Endeavor Case Study

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Over the past 25 plus years, the United States sustained its military with very little to no contention from its adversaries during four different conflicts: Desert Storm, Bosnia, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom. Six months prior to Desert Storm, the US used its Air Force, Navy and contract transport ships to move more equipment and personnel than any other military campaign in history with no sea, land or air opposition. Operation Joint Endeavor (Bosnia) presented numerous sustainment challenges, but none of the challenges was the result of any enemy element. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, the US military pushed through Saddam Hussein’s forces so fast, that its sustainment elements could not keep up. However,

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