Defense transportation regulation. Part VI, Management and control of intermodal containers and system 463-L equipment

Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Defense, [2002] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)53279410 Subject: United States -- Armed Forces -- Transportation. Excerpt: ... 49. Short Ton. 2,000 pounds. Also called S / T or STON. 50. Single Manager. A Military Department or Agency designated by Secretary of Defense to be responsible for management of specified commodities or common Service activities on a Department of Defense-wide basis. 51. Stuffing. Packing of cargo into a container. 52. Tare Weight. The weight of a container deducted from gross weight to obtain net weight or the weight of an empty container. 53. Theater-Assigned Transportation Assets. Transportation assets that are assigned under the combatant command ( command authority ) of a geographic combatant commander. 54. Transportation Component Command. The three component commands of United States Transportation Command: Air Force Air Mobility Command, Navy Military Sealift Command, and Army Military Traffic Management Command. Each transportation component command remains a major command of its parent Service and continues to organize, train, and equip its forces as specified by law. Each transportation component command also continues to perform Service-unique missions. Also called TCC. 55. United States Transportation Command. The unified command with the mission to provide strategic air, land, and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, across the range of military operations. Also called USTRANSCOM. 56. Unstuffing. The removal of cargo from a container. Also called stripping. VI-xv