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Ever heard of survivorship bias? It's a bias that can lead to wrong conclusions. During World War II, the U.S. military wanted to improve the armor on their planes... They studied the planes that came back from battle and saw where the bullet holes were... They thought, "Let's add more armor to the areas with the most bullet holes"... But they were only looking at the planes that survived... They ignored the planes that didn't make it back... Those planes probably had bullet holes in different areas... So, the military realized they needed to protect the areas where the planes that didn't return were hit... This is an example of survivorship bias leading to wrong conclusions. ➡️ Want to know more? Check out the slides below!

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Doing some research this weekend on Contested Logistics. Contested Logistics is a major focus for military leaders and military logisticians… the articles abound on the subject. Everyone sees this as an issue that could easily and most profoundly effect the next conflict. But… there is no official definition of Contested Logistics. Nothing in a DOD document or even in the United States Code (USC). The closest is a definition of Contested Logistics Environment as it relates to operational energy. How can we even hope to develop a response and counter the effects of Contested Logistics if we have yet to define the term? No doctrine or strategy is possible if we can not even agree on what it is we are fighting against. COD delivery on USS NIMITZ 2007. Many many NMCS/PMCS

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