Department of Defense container system

Department of Defense container system
Preparing 463L pallets for the air transport of Tricon containers.

The Department of Defense container system comprises all U.S. Department of Defense-owned, leased, and controlled 20- or 40-foot intermodal ISO intermodal containers (shipping containers) and flatracks, supporting equipment such as generator sets and chassis, container handling equipment, information systems, and other infrastructure that supports DOD transportation and logistic operations, including commercially provided transportation services. This also includes 463L pallets, unit loads, ULDs, nets, and tie down equipment as integral components of the DOD Intermodal Container System.

The size and configuration of the common-use portion of the DOD container system controlled by the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), will be determined by USTRANSCOM based on established requirements and availability of commercially owned containers and equipment. USTRANSCOM will lease or procure additional containers as required to augment the DOD container system.

Source: the public domain U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Department of Defense container system — All Department of Defense (DOD) owned, leased, and controlled 20 or 40 foot intermodal International Organization for Standardization containers and flatracks, supporting equipment such as generator sets and chassis, container handling equipment …   Military dictionary

  • United States Department of Defense aerospace vehicle designation — A United States Department of Defense aerospace vehicle designation is determined by a detailed protocol which identifies all aircraft, helicopters, rockets, missiles, spacecraft, and other aerial vehicles in military use by the United States… …   Wikipedia

  • Defense Criminal Investigative Service — Abbreviation DCIS Seal of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service …   Wikipedia

  • Container ship — Two container ships pass in San Francisco Bay Class overview Name: Container ship Subclasses: (1) Geared or gearless …   Wikipedia

  • United States Department of Homeland Security — DHS redirects here. For other uses, see DHS (disambiguation). United States Department of Homeland Security Agency overview Formed …   Wikipedia

  • common-use container — Any Department of Defense owned, leased, or controlled 20 or 40 foot International Organization for Standardization container managed by US Transportation Command as an element of the Department of Defense common use container system. See also… …   Military dictionary

  • component-owned container — A 20 or 40 foot International Organization for Standardization container procured and owned by a single Department of Defense component. May be either on an individual unit property book or contained within a component pool (e.g., Marine Corps… …   Military dictionary

  • XM501 Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System — Non Line of Sight Launch System NLOS missile launching from a CLU on the back of a truck Type Self contained missile launch system Place of origin …   Wikipedia

  • Vessel monitoring system — Vessel monitoring systems (VMS) are used in commercial fishing to allow environmental and fisheries regulatory organizations to monitor, minimally, the position, time at a position, and course and speed of fishing vessels. They are a key part of… …   Wikipedia

  • 463L master pallet — The HCU 6/E or 463L Master Pallet is a standardized pallet used for transporting military air cargo. It is the main air cargo pallet of the United States Air Force, designed to be loaded and offloaded on today s military airlifters as well as… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”