Hythe Army Depot Activity, England, maintains the Army watercraft that were part of the AWR-3 equipment. The pre-positioned ships were loaded at the Strategic Logistics Mobility Base, Charleston, South Carolina. The Operations Support Command (OSC) had responsibility for AWR-3. The Army prepositioned the additional 1X1 (Armor X Mechanized) Brigade afloat as part of APS-3 on two LMSRs (USNS Dahl/USNS Sisler) in April and July 2002 consecutively based on Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) directives. A 2x1 Bde Set Included: 88 Tanks 54 BFVs 331 Other Tracked Vehicles and 849 Wheeled Vehicles.Īt end state, these assets consisted of one (1) 2x2 Brigade Set on various ships and one (1) 1x1 Brigade Set on various ships [the second brigade set was prepositioned Afloat in FY01/02 for a total of seven prepositioned sets). As of June 2001, APS-3 consisted of 10 ships.
The initial 2x2 brigade set consisted of two armor battalions and two mechanized infantry battalions. Elements of the APF may be temporarily moved to take up position close to a potential employment area, either to signal national resolve during an evolving crisis or enhance the timely delivery of supplies and equipment upon the decision to deploy a decisive force.Īrmy Prepositioned Stock 3 (APS-3) contained two brigades-worth of materiel that were stored aboard 16 ships. To enable the early delivery of combat power to a theater of operations, additional equipment such as tanks and artillery are pre-positioned. Pre-positioned cargoes aboard APF shipping include the capability to provide humanitarian assistance with food rations, medical supplies, habitability sets (i.e., tents), potable water-making machinery, engineer support equipment, and motor transport. The flexibility inherent in the APF makes this force a key element in joint operation planning the APF is capable of supporting the plans for the entire range of military operations.
The Army Prepositioning Afloat (APA) / Combat Prepositioning Force Combat Prepositioning afloat is made up of ships from the Afloat Pre-positioning Force (APF) of the Military Sealift Command (MSC).
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