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afloat pre-positioning force
1.) Shipping maintained in full operational status to afloat pre-position military equipment and supplies in support of combatant commanders operation plans, consisting of the three maritime pre-positioning ships squadrons, the Armys afloat pre-positioning stocks-3 ships, and the Defense Logistics Agency, and the Air Force ships.
See Also:
- see also maritime pre-positioning ships
In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
Term Classification: logistics
Source:
Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Term sourced from JP 4-01.2: Sealift Support to Joint Operations, updated June 2012
This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015
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