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Article: MTMC moves prepositioned unit in Southwest Asia. (Threat Condition: Delta).(Military Traffic Management Command oversees Qatar-Kuwait operation)(Brief Article)
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- Translog
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
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There are numerous challenges to moving a military unit in Southwest Asia.
It is even more difficult when both the loading and discharge ports are under the most severe security restriction: Threat Condition Delta.
But that was the mission recently conducted by the Qatar and Kuwait Detachments of the 831st Transportation Battalion.
Members of the battalion moved one mechanized M-2 Bradley company from Army prepositioned stock in Qatar to Kuwait by the Gen. Frank S. Besson, Jr., a logistics support vessel.
"It has been a challenging mission for the 831st Transportation Battalion, since both Qatar and Kuwait were in Threat Condition ...