MTMC delivers military equipment to Jordan. (LASH barges).Under the hot sun of the Gulf of Aqaba Noun 1. Gulf of Aqaba - a northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia Gulf of Akaba Red Sea - a long arm of the Indian Ocean between northeast Africa and Arabia; linked to the Mediterranean at the north end by the , 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 has delivered a key supply of military cargo to the Kingdom of Jordan. The LASH--or Lighter Aboard Ship--vessel Green Island completed the sixth and final delivery of Presidential Drawdown Drawdown The peak to trough decline during a specific record period of an investment or fund. It is usually quoted as the percentage between the peak to the trough. Notes: equipment to Jordan on April 2. The use of a LASH ship vessel allowed a smooth and secure delivery of equipment. Due to the high threat conditions in the region, 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) booked the cargo under liner terms, which means the carrier had full discharge responsibility. As a result, we did not require the use of our local contractor and stevedores. MTMC representation was one person: myself. The Green Island arrived in Aqaba on the morning of April 2. The vessel carried 21 barges of equipment--eight barges of Presidential Drawdown equipment and 13 barges carrying Foreign Military Sales That portion of United States security assistance authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as amended. This assistance differs from the Military Assistance Program and the International Military Education and Training Program equipment. The movement of barges to pier and the equipment discharge from the vessels was accomplished smoothly. Mobile cranes allowed multiple discharge actions to take place simultaneously. The Presidential Drawdown equipment included four Cobra helicopters, radar and missile launcher missile launcher n → lanzamisiles m inv missile launcher n → lance-missiles m missile launcher missile n systems and ammunition. The total cargo was 357 long tons, or 1,966 measurement tons. Six barges were unloaded April 2 and the remaining two barges the following day. At the same time, discharge was accomplished for the 13 other barges, which carried a cargo of 174 HMMWVs. A U.S.-Jordan force protection agreement was essential to the operation. Jordanian military forces assisted with security, which included a naval patrol craft, among other measures. The success and partnership of the operation was celebrated with a small joint military ceremony when the discharge was complete. The final success of the delivery would not have been possible if all related parties had not contributed their best. The deliveries of excess U.S. military material to Jordan was implemented with the signing of U.S. Presidential Determination No. 96-11. Five previous ship discharges were accomplished by deployment support teams of the 840th Transportation Battalion, Izmir, Turkey. In most of the cases, the team used an existing Jordanian Stevedoring and Related Terminal Services The Windows 2000 counterpart of Windows Terminal Server in Windows NT. See Windows Terminal Server. contractor to handle cargo. By Alp Ertugrul Terminal Manager 840th Transportation Battalion |
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