Stuart is a career Army officer with over 25+ years of distinguished service, blending deep expertise in logistics, sustainment, and strategic planning. Most recently, he commanded the Army Field Support Battalion – Charleston (AFSBn-CHS), home of the Army’s Prepositioned Stocks (APS-3) program, where he led a 600-person organization responsible for maintaining and deploying combat power positioned aboard ships worldwide.

His career has spanned tactical, operational, and strategic levels. Stuart has commanded at company and battalion levels, deployed multiple times to Iraq, Korea, and Europe, and served in elite assignments including Regimental S4 for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) and SAMS planner for the XVIII Airborne Corps. He holds master’s degrees in business administration, Military Arts and Science, and Military Operations, and is a graduate of the School of Advanced Military Studies.

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02:18 - Stuart introduction

07:17 - School of Advanced Military Studies overview

11:14 - Why sustainment is such a critical, but overlooked component of Army operations

16:41 - How is the role of the logistician evolving in an era of contested logistics

21:41 - Why should people pay attention to sustainment at the tactical edge, not just headquarters?

26:20 - AI-enabled sustainment at the tactical edge

29:56 - How Stuart defines "AI" for defense

32:45 - Where sustainment is going in the next 5-10 years

36:00 - Great books for sustainment

37:10 - Superbowl prediction!

Referenced in the show

-https://www.amazon.com/Logistics-Falklands-War-Expeditionary-Warfare/dp/1473899044

-https://www.amazon.com/Engineers-Victory-Problem-Solvers-Turned/dp/0812979397

-https://armyuniversity.edu/cgsc/sams/sams