21st Century Complete Guide to U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command: Ship Inventory, Cargo Requirements, Ocean Transportation, COMSC Instructions and ... Special Mission Ships, Bunkering, Husbanding

This incredible CD-ROM provides a comprehensive guide to the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command, which provides the Department of Defense with strategic sealift and ocean transportation for all military forces overseas.

During a war, more than 95 percent of all the equipment and supplies needed to sustain the U.S. military are carried by sea. The command operates ships that provide combat logistics support to U.S. Navy ships at sea; special mission support to U.S. government agencies; prepositioning of U.S. military supplies and equipment at sea, and ocean transportation of defense cargo. The Military Sealift Command currently operates 123 non-combatant, civilian-crewed ships around the world. addition, the command has access to 77 other ships which are kept in reduced operating status, ready to be activated if needed. MSC's ships provide a variety of ocean transportation services to the Department of Defense and other U.S. government agencies. The ships support four separate and distinct programs: Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force; Special Mission; Prepositioning; and Sealift.

The ships of Military Sealift Command's Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force are the lifeline to U.S. Navy ships at sea. Providing fuel, food, ammunition, spare parts and other supplies, Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force, or NFAF, ships enable the Navy fleet to operate at the highest operational tempo possible. NFAF ships provide underway replenishment services to U.S. Navy ships worldwide alleviating the need for them to constantly return to port for supplies. Military Sealift Command's Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force Program is composed of fleet ocean tugs , fast combat support ships , oilers , combat stores ships and ammunition ships plus two hospital ships that are kept in a reduced operating status.

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