Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 December 1942 — Page 9

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To the layman that word may be a strange one—

but it’s not a stranger to our fighting men! ‘For upon the proper flow of supplies the very ; suceess of every battle depends— and Logistics covers that vital field!

The U. S. Army is writing a brilliant new

chapter on this subject of warfare. With operations scattered all over the globe, the simultaneous sup-

plying of our Air Forces presents a tremendous

problem ‘oo

"Yet, the Air Transport Command’s solution of

it is making military history! And - Eastern Air Lines is grateful for having a part in it...

Since early this year The Great Silver Fleet has

been cooperating with the Air Transport Command.

Silverliners, in war paint, are now flying to—well,

. Shangri-la—carrying a constant stream of materiel

to our field commanders and ferrying personnel

to points where they are needed most.

Logistics is equally important on the home front, too... because key men must travel quickly to and from the production centers of this arsenal of

democracy—and mail and express shipments must

be speeded in emergencies to overcome critical

shortages. Thus, air transportation in doing a dual job has given a new definition to the term logistics from a civilian as well as a military

standpoint!

So, if your work is important to the war effort ... FLY!

*®LOGISTICS. ; : That branch of the

military art which embraces the details of the transport, quartering, and supply of troops in military operations,

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