I would like to assign military genus to Putin, but, it isn't genius. It is the five year plan. The logistics effecting The West is the same all over the world due to the pandemic.
NATO is a strong alliance because the countries are strong in many ways, but, military strength is part of that. The excess preparedness of NATO available to assist the genocide in Ukraine is impressive. But, NATO will not compromise it's readiness. So, part of the frustration facing Ukraine is the ability to manufacture it's military need to assist in the preservation of life.
This war is not about power. NATO will not be stronger for helping Ukraine, it is about saving lives and maintaining the integrity of an entire ethnic in the world. Putin has it wrong about NATO and it is his own peril that he has caused.
Ammunition is one of the Department of Defense's (DOD's) top three largest logistics burdens along with water and fuel.1 Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA), located in central Indiana, has for more than a decade produced conventional munitions and provided them to warfighters. For as long as combat leaders have fought and won battles in Iraq and Afghanistan, they have appreciated the activity's support.
As an Army Working Capital Fund organization, the CAAA operates under a revolving fund concept, relying on revenue from sales to finance operations rather than on budget proposals for direct appropriations from Congress. The activity operates as a business-like enterprise, managing cash and expenses in real time....
