Linking warfighting and logistics

Warfighting and logistics models have not been closely linked traditionally. The models used by the warfighting and logistics communities were designed for different purposes, required very different data, and did not consider model interoperability to be important. Consequently, there is no integrated model for developing and testing an integrated warfighting and logistics plan, making it difficult to evaluate new logistics concepts and systems for their ability to support the warfighter under all contingencies. The Warfighting Logistics Technology and Assessment Environment (WLTAE) Project showed that existing warfighting and logistics models could be linked in High Level Architecture distributed simulations to address these issues. This article describes the WLTAE development effort to date and possible extensions to new applications. (Author)