Covering nearly half of the Earth’s surface, scale and noncontiguous landmasses are defining characteristics for land forces operating in the Indo-Pacific Theater. For sustainers, this creates unique challenges for supporting the joint warfighter. Coupled with the ability of China, described by top military leaders as the United States’ pacing challenge, to contest this space with kinetic and nonkinetic capabilities, regional sustainment requires an approach unlike any other theater of operation.
Through Operation Pathways, I Corps, which is headquartered at Joint Base Lewis-McChord...