The conduct of peacekeeping operations by North Atlantic Alliance forces outside the treaty area of the alliance, as well as the preparation for transferring operational responsibility to the European Union for all missions it has been conducting since 2001, has influenced a change in the nature of tasks currently being carried out. Modern operations aimed at supporting and enforcing peace are conducted in areas far removed from the borders of the states delegating their forces to such operations. This necessitates the deployment of a significant number of soldiers and military equipment in a relatively short time to regions of the world even 5,000 – 7,000 km away from their own territories in a straight line. Military transport is an inseparable element of every operation conducted by armed forces, and ensuring transport capabilities is a decisive factor in the success of a given mission. The importance and role of transport in modern armed forces are emphasized especially in the context of forces delegated for the needs of NATO and the EU, i.e., expeditionary forces that constitute a response to emerging diverse threats. Awareness of this necessity leads to transformations in the armies of many countries, which are creating light components within their armed forces structures, intended for deployment to the area of operations by air and sea. Poland, as an active member of the EU and NATO, is obliged to participate in the process of ensuring international security, including participation in crisis response operations.The article addresses the problem of ensuring strategic transport in the context of current operational requirements. The high costs associated with moving forces to distant regions of operational interest, as well as the lack of autonomous capabilities in this regard for most European countries, including Poland, necessitates the search for new solutions. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine 5/2011
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