Participating military personnel, government personnel, transportation professionals, and logistics officers will learn the principles of surge deployment, global distribution, containment and best practices in commercial and defense transportation, and will be introduced to Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) programs and Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) operations.  Instructors will review integrated logistics management, third/fourth party logistic partners, and global distribution functions impacting supply chain networks.  The course will also explain supply chain security to protect against global threats.