This morning a speaker came in and talked to us about the logistics of war in the US military and how it relates to strategy. Lt. Col. Retired Michael Caccuitto from the Air Force presented his experiences in war strategy. Although he wasn’t active on the front lines, his contribution to his service came from research and development that was key to the logistical success of the country.
He focused on research for certain projects to make the Air Force operate more efficiently and effectively. His experiences in war strategy were mainly based off of technology, and finding “tactical offsets” to give the US an advantage over other countries. He was a valuable asset to our understanding in the modern day strategies used in warfare. During lunch, we ate MREs (Meals Ready-to-Eat). These MREs are the same used by soldiers during war, so it expanded our understanding of the mentality and daily life of a soldier during war. In the last half of the day, after lunch, we had a cook off with the Health and Fitness DT. We quickly got competitive and made Guacamole and Salsa; in the end, we beat the Health and Fitness club at their own game! The distribution of people performing different tasks on our team definitely expanded our critical thinking regarding strategy.