Intermodal device speed ammunition movement. (Sunny Point, N.C.).An intermodal in·ter·mod·al adj. Relating to transportation by more than one means of conveyance, as by truck and rail: intermodal transport. device is speeding the movement of ammunition This article is largely based on the article in the out-of-copyright 11th edition of the Encyclopdia Britannica, which was produced in 1911. It should be brought up to date to reflect subsequent history or scholarship (including the references, if any). into containers at the 597th Transportation Group. Sunny Point transporters are taking break-bulk ammunition and quickly reconfiguring it for loading on 40-foot shipping containers. They are achieving rapid speed as a result of the Container Roll-on/Roll-off Platform System. The systems are being used for the first time in a series of big moves involving Army preposition preposition, in English, the part of speech embracing a small number of words used before nouns and pronouns to connect them to the preceding material, e.g., of, in, and about. ammunition. Ammunition is loaded onto the platform, banded and pushed into end-opening containers. When ammunition is needed, the platform can be removed and transported to the field. The equipment is expected to play a key role in the Army's Logistics Battlefield Distribution Plan. By using a Palletized Load System A truck with hydraulic load handling mechanism, trailer, and flatrack system capable of self-loading and -unloading. Truck and companion trailer each have a 16.5 ton payload capacity. Also called PLS. See also flatrack. , a Container Roll-on/Roll-off Platform System can be removed from the container and transported to the field by one soldier. As recently as Operation Desert Shield/Storm, the process took five to six soldiers. "The Container Roll-on/Roll-off Platform System is our biggest challenge," said Steve Kerr Stephen Douglas "Steve" Kerr (born September 27, 1965 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a retired American professional basketball player. He is the most accurate three-point shooter in league history[1], and a five-time National Basketball Association world champion. , Chief, Cargo Operations Division. "Training Sunny Point and contractor personnel, as well as reserve units, is an ongoing process." The platforms are a key component of Sunny Point's ongoing mission to download three Army prepositioned vessels, consisting of 188 barges and 166 military containers--and then restock re·stock tr.v. re·stocked, re·stock·ing, re·stocks To furnish new stock for; stock again. Verb 1. restock - stock again; "He restocked his land with pheasants" new container ships. When the prepositioned ammunition move is complete, Sunny Point will have handled 4,100 Container Roll-on/Roll-off Platform Systems and 900 flatracks. Beverly Brown Public Affairs Officer 597th Transportation Group |
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