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THE ENABLERS OF MARITIME POWER
Enforcement, Maritime and Marine Environmental Protection, Maritime
Safety and International Cooperation.

SLCG Suraksha

Technical and Logistic Support

“The line between order and disorder lies in
logistics.”

Sun Tzu

Logistics is the science of planning and carrying out the movement and
maintenance of forces. In its most comprehensive sense, the aspects
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of military operations which deal with:

• Design and development, acquisition, storage, movement,
distribution, maintenance, recovery and disposal of materiel.
• Transport of personnel.
• Acquisition or construction, maintenance, operation and
disposition of facilities.
• Acquisition or furnishing of services.
• Medical and health service support.
A sound technical and logistic support is one of the key elements of any
professional Navy. No war can be fought without an effective technical
and logistic support. When an operation is planned on the table, these
two supports are very crucial for the accomplishment of the desired

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