Updated SDDC pamphlets provide improved field guidance for transporters.A trio of key deployability references have been updated by the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command"s Transportation Engineering Agency. The updates in September are based on experiences gained from recent deployments and military exercises, said engineer Dan Nonnemacher, of the Newport News Newport News, independent city (1990 pop. 170,045), SE Va., on the Virginia peninsula, at the mouth of the James River, off Hampton Roads, near Norfolk; inc. 1896. , Va., organization. "Transportability for Better Deployability," TEA Pamphlet 70-1, is a guide to transportability intended for materiel ma·te·ri·el or ma·té·ri·el n. The equipment, apparatus, and supplies of a military force or other organization. See Synonyms at equipment. developers, equipment designers and transporters. The pamphlet provides information on the limitations for highway, rail, marine and air transport. The new edition now includes tables on vehicle size as it relates to transportability. It also contains updated requirements on the information needed in Transportability Reports and has detailed information on many marine vessels. "The Tiedown Handbook for Rail Movements," TEA Pamphlet 55-19, Sixth Edition, has been updated to include information on steel banding sealing tool inspection requirements, practical tips for units deploying by rail, and a comparison of the rail shock environment in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Korea. There are also new sections, which pro vide information on spanners, rail ramps and detailed information on different flatcar types. The information on blocking and wire tope tiedowns was removed since they are now rarely used for military vehicles Military vehicles include all land combat and transportation vehicles, excluding rail-based, which are designed for or are in significant use by military forces. See also list of armoured fighting vehicles. . These deleted sections are still maintained on the agency's Web site for reference (see Fifth Edition). "The Tiedown Handbook for Containerized con·tain·er·ize v.tr. con·tain·er·ized, con·tain·er·iz·ing, con·tain·er·iz·es 1. To package (cargo) in large standardized containers for efficient shipping and handling. 2. Movements," TEA Pamphlet 55-23, Second Edition, was updated to provide new sections with detailed data on PLS See playlist. flatracks, transporting privately owned vehicles in containers and air transport of containers. It also includes maximum dimensions for items transported in containers and more information on the lashing and lifting requirements for vehicles on flatracks. These pamphlets, along with other Transportation Engineering Agency publications, can be accessed or ordered at www.tea.army.mil An Internet address domain name for a military agency. See Internet address. (networking) mil - The top-level domain for entities affiliated with US armed forces. . |
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