The Army Preposition Afloat Program: Is It a Program We Need?

Abstract

The U.S. Army maintains a set of equipment and supplies afloat on ships in order to support the U.S. Army's force projection concept. The Army War Reserve-3 consists of equipment for a heavy brigade, a composite transportation group, a heavy corps support group, a terminal services company for port operations, and a 15-day supply of most required classes. This paper addresses the evolution of the APA program, describes the current and planned APA program, discusses management of the APA, and looks critically at the value of the program in support of today's power projection Army.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 1998
Accession Number
ADA345545

Entities

People

  • William W. Curl Jr

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Materials Handling Equipment
  • National Security
  • Persian Gulf
  • Transportation
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.