At a recent humanitarian logistic conference (June 2013), one of the delegates -a practitioner with many years' experience -observed that the ideal response would have a number of attributes. It would be: planned, coordinated, consistent and adaptive. However, by common consent, humanitarian logistic (HL) activities in the preparation for, and aftermath of, natural disasters and complex emergencies currently fail to achieve excellence in respect of some or all of the above characteristics. By comparison, the organizations that form part of the international search and rescue community demonstrate a significantly greater ability to deliver against these four criteria, and it is suggested that their approach has the potential to offer useful pointers that will assist the HL community in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations. This chapter will, therefore, explore the processes and procedures used by the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) and their applicability to the HL context. In doing so, it will also draw on the emerging approach of the Foreign Medical Teams that are using a modified version of the search and rescue model which reflects their particular context. By considering the challenges to the delivery of a similar modus operandi, a number of key issues facing the HL community are exposed, and some tentative solutions offered.