MTMC begins shipment of Strykers to Army field units.The first Stryker Interim Armored Vehicles are being shipped to Army units. The Military Traffic Management Command A major command of the US Army, and the US Transportation Command's component command responsible for designated continental United States land transportation as well as common-user water terminal and traffic management service to deploy, employ, sustain, and redeploy US forces on a is shipping the new family of combat vehicles by commercial track carriers to receiving units at Fort Lewis, Wash. The vehicles are being shipped from manufacturing facilities in Anniston, Ala., and London, Ontario. The 19-ton, eight-wheeled vehicles require special expedited permits for oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. loads, said John Piparato, Chief, of MTMC's Domestic Surface Distribution Division. "We requested the assistance of more than 20 states to help expedite the permit process" said Piparato. "This provided us three different routes. MTMC MTMC Military Traffic Management Command (US DoD) MTMC Mount Marty College MTMC Micros-to-Mainframes, Inc. (stock symbol) MTMC Middle Tennessee Medical Center (Murfreesboro, TN) declared these shipments as `Essential to National Defense,' and the feedback from the states was overwhelmingly positive, patriotic and supportive." The request for MTMC transportation support came from the Tank-automotive and Armaments Command and the Defense Contract Management Agency. As of May 21, four Strykers had been shipped to one of the Army's new Interim Brigade Combat Teams The brigade combat team (BCT) is the basic deployable unit of maneuver in the US Army. A brigade combat team consists of one combat arms branched maneuver brigade, and its attached support and fire units. at Fort Lewis, said Piparato. Seven more are en route. Team drivers are being used to expedite movement. "Our first deliveries are averaging 52 hours" said Piparato. "This is a true example of the industry-government-military partnership in time of crisis." The cooperation between local government agencies in getting the oversize permits An Oversize Permit is a state document obtained to authorize travel in the specified state for oversize/overweight movement. In most cases it will list the hauler's name, the description of the load and its dimensions, and a route they are required to travel. was extraordinary, he said. "We are writing notes of appreciation to the transportation departments of all 20 of those states" said Piparato. The first Strykers are, among more than 600 that will eventually be shipped to Fort Lewis, said Brian Ridgway, project officer. The Strykers are the Army's first new armored vehicles in 18 years. The Army has a $4 billion contract with the joint venture team of General Motors and General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2006 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world[1]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. Land Systems Defense Group LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control that calls for the production of 2,100 Stryker vehicles in the next six years. |
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