841st Transportation Battalion
The mission of the 841st Transportation Battalion is to synchronize Defense Transportation System surface cargo movements and provide Traffic Management and Single Port management for the Department of Defense in peace and crisis. Plan, coordinate and accomplish the expeditious and economical movement and documentation of DOD sponsored cargo and prepositioning cargo through terminals and facilities within assigned area of responsibility. Monitor contractor performance related to operating a Vehicle Processing Center within assigned area of responsibility. Deploy/Redeploy U.S. Forces as assigned by Commander, MTMC DSC. Advice and assist wartraced Reserve Units as assigned by Commander, MTMC DSC. Participate in JCS exercises. Be prepared to deploy military personnel and Emergency Essential Civilians OCONUS. Provide Command and Control of the 954th Trans Co (Cape Canaveral).
The Military Traffic Management Command's 841st Battalion joined with Army Reserve units to load 1,648 pieces of equipment onto the USNS Dahl from 31 August through 4 September 1999. This set a record for the most pieces loaded onto one of the Military Sealift Command's roll-on-roll-off vessels. The Dahl, one of the newest and largest roll-on-roll-off vessels, has deck space equivalent to eight football fields. The Dahl was one of three ships loaded at the Georgia Ports Authority Garden City Terminal in Savannah, Georgia, in preparation for Exercise Bright Star in Egypt. The other ships loaded were the USS Osprey and the USNS Capella, which loaded 800 and 700 items, respectively. Reserve units participating in the exercise included the 1173d Transportation Battalion of Brockton, Massachusetts; the 1181st Transportation Battalion of Meridian, Mississippi; the 1189th Transportation Terminal Brigade of Charleston, South Carolina; and the 6632d Port Security Company of Irvine, California.
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