Afghan forces can resupply themselves with food and fuel and water but are still struggling with planning, logistics, equipment maintenance and contracting, Stader said, adding that the brigade he is currently mentoring in eastern Afghanistan needs at least another year of advising before it will be able to operate independently.

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Their six-month-long mission has been to train and advise Filipino troops, and help with surveillance, equipment, engineering and logistics.

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And Pakistan is a key logistics route for U.S. equipment heading into Afghanistan.

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But right now it is the 21st century and I believe the international community, they have that capability, they have the equipment and they have the logistics and they are able to stop it.

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The Wildlands Network is sponsoring the logistics of the trip, helping him with equipment, but his journey isn't very extravagant.

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The Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, an aluminium canister loaded with almost five tonnes of equipment, systems and science racks for transfer to Destiny, will be attached to the ISS early next week.

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In addition to medical devices, the Defense Information Systems Agency and the Defense Logistics Agency sold or donated more than 77, 900 pieces of computer equipment to various federal, state and local law enforcement agencies that also may be at risk of Year 2000 failures.

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