MTMC ramps up Afghanistan shipments.Quietly, almost unnoticed, the movement of Department of Defense freight to Afghanistan Afghanistan (ăfgăn`ĭstăn', ăfgän'ĭstän`), officially Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, republic (2005 est. pop. 29,929,000), 249,999 sq mi (647,497 sq km), S central Asia. is increasing a 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 success story. Initially, virtually all shipments to the South West Asia theater were by air. Now, with the fighting stabilized sta·bi·lize v. sta·bi·lized, sta·bi·liz·ing, sta·bi·liz·es v.tr. 1. To make stable or steadfast. 2. in Afghanistan, the movement of sustainment supplies and even equipment is increasingly being directed to 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) land and sea routes. The increase in freight movements by surface transportation is impressive. In recent weeks, there has been an increase in as many as 50 containers a week in surface shipments. A new peak was achieved July 2, with the tabulation tab·u·late tr.v. tab·u·lat·ed, tab·u·lat·ing, tab·u·lates 1. To arrange in tabular form; condense and list. 2. To cut or form with a plane surface. adj. Having a plane surface. that 1,025 shipping containers were in surface movement to Afghanistan. The majority of the containers, some 726, were moving by rail. The containers moving by rail originated in Bremerhaven, Germany, and traveled to Uzbekistan. From the latter country, the containers moved by commercial truck to American bases in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, another 299 containers were moving by sea to Pakistan, and then by commercial truck into Afghanistan. "We're increasing the amount in the pipeline greatly," said Brig Brig, town, Switzerland Brig (brēk), Fr. Brigue, town, Valais canton, S Switzerland, on the Rhône River, at the north entrance of the Simplon Tunnel. . Gen. Barbara Doornink, Deputy Commanding General and Director of Operations. The majority of the cargo moving to South West Asia is handled by commercial carrier liner liner /lin·er/ (lin´er) material applied to the inside of the walls of a cavity or container for protection or insulation of the surface. liner see teat cup liner. service through the Universal Service Contract 03. Quick modifications of the contract by MTMC and maritime carders allowed a quick response to transportation needs. The transportation actions also highlight another transportation trend: The increasing number of contractors on the battlefield. All the MTMC surface shipments are handled by commercial firms. No military unit is directly involved in the transportation. MTMC planners are now looking ahead. New issues will emerge with the swing in shipments. With the increased shipments, the new issues include container handling, storage and return. |
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