Equipment Pre-Positioned Afloat

Abstract

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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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 20, 1996
Accession Number
ADA369912

Entities

People

  • A. L. Lawson
  • Rosemary V. Hutchison
  • Salvatore D. Guli
  • Thomas F. Gimble
  • Tim T. Turner

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Army Equipment
  • Business Administration
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Management
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.