The term, first used by Henri Jomini, Alfred Thayer Mahan, and others, was adopted by the U.S. military in World War I and gained currency in other nations in World War II.

• 后勤学一词最早由约米尼、马汉等人使用，第一次世界大战期间被美国军方采用，并在第二次世界大战时通用于其他国家。