[This article was first published in Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin, which was then called Army Logistician, volume 3, number 2 (March–April 1971), pages 4–7, 38–39. The text, including any ...

There is a need for specifically designed marine vessels to service littoral deliveries in austere locations globally, particularly in U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). My exposure to Crowley’s ...