Pre-positioning of war reserve materiel afloat supports the geographic combatant commanders and speeds response to force requirements in the theaters. Reliance on pre-positioned equipment has increased considerably in recent years with the drawdown of forces. Today, pre-positioning afloat programs include 14 Army ships with unit equipment, supplies, and munitions; 1 Navy hospital ship; 3 Air Force ships with munitions; 13 Marine ships with unit equipment, supplies, and munitions; and 3 Defense Logistics Agency ships with bulk file. Evaluation Objective. The evaluation objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps inventory procedures for war reserve afloat programs.


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    Title :

    Equipment Pre-Positioned Afloat


    Contributors:
    T. F. Gimble (author) / S. D. Guli (author) / R. V. Hutchison (author) / A. L. Lawson (author) / T. T. Turner (author)

    Publication date :

    1996


    Size :

    41 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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