Deploying? What are you taking?Your unit's received deployment notification. Now the commander wants you to find out what equipment should go with your unit and what you can obtain in the area of operations An operational area defined by the joint force commander for land and naval forces. Areas of operation do not typically encompass the entire operational area of the joint force commander, but should be large enough for component commanders to accomplish their missions and protect their (AO). U.S. Army Forces Command funds the Deployment Asset Visibility System (DAVS DAVS Deployment Asset Visibility System (United States Army - Forces Command) ). DAVS provides deploying units a view of the stock required and available in the AO. It also has info on the policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental for obtaining stock there. DAVS has an enhanced image library of more than 1,800 photos of equipment used in the AO. DAVS helps units to quickly establish a baseline Deployment Equipment List (DEL) of the equipment the unit will need to bring to support their mission. The DAVS Container Load Module will build packing lists down to serial numbers of items for footlockers, unipacks/triwalls, and containers. This gives the commander a clear picture of what is packed and where it is. DAVS is available to units deploying to the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Guantanemo Bay, and as Multi-National Force Observers. Free training is available to individually sourced units and commands. For assistance or to schedule training, call FORSCOM's Plans, Operations and Force Projection The ability to project the military element of national power from the continental United States (CONUS) or another theater, in response to requirements for military operations. Force projection operations extend from mobilization and deployment of forces to redeployment to CONUS or home Division, Plans and Operations Branch at DSN DSN - Digital Switched Network 367-7090/6151 or (404) 464-7090/6151. |
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