MTMC gives permanent site to U.S. Coast Guard. (New York Harbor).The U.S. Coast Guard will have a permanent presence in New York Harbor New York Harbor, a geographic term, refers collectively to the rivers, bays, and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City. This is sometimes construed in the sense "the Ports of New York and New Jersey". , thanks to 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 . On behalf of the Army, 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) has arranged the transfer of a 27-acre site to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard had used a site at the Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne in recent years as a navigational support site since the closure of nearby Governor's Island. A new building was constructed there in 1997, and renovations continue, said Cdr. Mark Frost Mark Frost (born 25 November 1953) is an American novelist, television/film writer, director, and executive producer. His work became famous in the seminal 1980s TV show Hill Street Blues. His other TV credits include Twin Peaks and On the Air. , Commanding Officer, Civil Engineer Providence. Now, this site has been permanently conveyed to the Coast Guard at no charge. "We're delighted to be able to leave the Coast Guard a permanent presence in New York Harbor," said John Jakubowski, a MTMC legal officer working on the Base Realignment and Closure Base Realignment and Closure (or BRAC) is a process of the United States federal government directed at the administration and operation of the Armed Forces, used by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and Congress to close excess military installations and realign action. "This will be a permanent reminder of the long and valuable service Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne played in the nation's defense." Under the agreement signed Jan. 12, the Coast Guard will obtain use to the 27-acre parcel, adjacent to a deep-water dock, said Jakubowski. "It is an absolutely wonderful waterfront location," said Jakubowski. "Environmental engineers tell us that the channel is the deepest natural watercourse in the entire harbor." "It is a major milestone for the Coast Guard," said Frost. "It obviously provides us a permanent home for the Aids-To-Navigation Team and the buoy tenders that work at that location." The station has a permanent staff of approximately 20 Coast Guard personnel. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Paul Johnson Paul Johnson may refer to:
The transfer of the 27-acre site is part of the final MTMC transfer of Bayonne. In the near future, the rest of the two-and-a-half-mile-long terminal will be conveyed to the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority Noun 1. redevelopment authority - a public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities . |
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