Balancing Sustainment Priorities for a New Security Paradigm in Europe.

SECURITY management; NATIONAL security; UNITED States armed forces; BALLISTIC missile defenses; AMMUNITION

The article discusses the sustainment formations of security in Europe and its need to operate in a secure network, under a missile defense shield to have a sufficient and dispersed stocks of ammunition, fuel and water to execute a campaign across time and distance. Topics include the meeting of security realities of U.S. Army in Europe, the transformation of Regionally aligned forces (RAF) into a operational reality and building a theater support architecture for Operation Atlantic Resolve.