Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Navy/Marine Team Practice "Logistics" in the runup to Cobra Gold 11...

Marines and Navy personnel offload humvees from the USNS Lummus onto a causeway ferry as they perform a maritime prepositioning force offload during exercise Freedom Banner on Jan. 25, 2011 at the Sattahip Naval Station, Kingdom of Thailand.


Marines and Navy personnel offload humvees from the USNS Lummus onto a causeway ferry as they perform a maritime prepositioning force offload during exercise Freedom Banner on Jan. 25, 2011 at the Sattahip Naval Station, Kingdom of Thailand.

A Navy causeway ferry, top, docks with the USNS Lummus to offload hummvees and other military gear as part of Exercise Freedom Banner on Jan. 25, 2011, Sattahip Navy Base, Thailand. Exercise Freedom Banner utilizes a Maritime Prepositioning Force to offload gear in a timely manner that is unique to the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy.
“An MPF squadron, like MPSRON 3, can support a brigade sized element of more than 16,000 for up to 30 days. For Exercise Cobra Gold ’11, the MPF will provide 160 pieces of equipment that will be utilized by units within 3rd MEB,” said Lt. Col. Michael Curtin, 3rd MEB logistics officer. “MPSRON 3 is an operational asset to the Navy’s Seventh Fleet focusing on the Asia-Pacific region.”
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3 comments:

  1. leeseaTuesday, January 25, 2011 9:46:00 AM

    Please note the key metrics in one setence: 16,000 man brigade, 30 days of supply, in about 5 days of offload. The MPS are an essential compliment to the amphibs. I hear the Marines have already moved cargo off of amphibs and onto MPS.
    The last photo is of a nother key component. It is an Ro/Ro Discharge Facility made up of INLS pontoon sectons.
    INLS are only carried on MPS, but SHOULD be used by amphibs too. Ahh but no cargo cranes on the likes of LPD17s and pitifull B&A cranes on LSDs. There have been tests where an LSD laid it stern ramp on an INLS. I think the Marines feel that by merely touching a sealift ship there exquisite ships will be contaminated?

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  2. leeseaTuesday, January 25, 2011 9:48:00 AM

    I failed to mention those important connectors also shown above - the INLS barge ferries operaated by the Amphib Seabees. Both key players in how to get what the Marines need ashore.
    I have seen barge ferries that are six and ten pontoons long. Heavy lift but very slow.

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  3. AnonymousTuesday, January 25, 2011 11:39:00 PM

    Disband the marines already! They are such a waste of time and money. Irrelevant missions. The money can be better spent on a new class of carriers.

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