Military logistics operations in austere environments can often be hindered by the lack of force mobility across littoral zones, riverine shorelines and wet/dry gaps. These environments can rapidly transition between wet and dry states, present steep slopes, and have weak soils that limit vehicle weight and number of passes.
The current solution used by the warfighter is the deployment of structural mediums to traverse soft soils, but these have environmental limitations. The existing matting and site-stabilization systems cannot be readily adapted for submerged or partially submerged conditions along the shoreline.
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is overcoming this force projection challenge with...
A collaboration between the New York National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing and the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory led to an aviation first and a new standard for ice landings that dramatically expands landing site options for military operations in cold regions.
