956th Transportation Company
The mission of the 956th Transportation Company 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 through terminals and facilities in Alaska. Deploy/Redeploy U.S. Forces as assigned by Commander, MTMC DSC. Advise 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.
The military transportation units of the Military Traffic Management Command have become more uniform in size and composition. The changes in existing MTMC units are sweeping in scope. The ideas for the changes came from MTMC's commanders themselves. At the same time, the changes reflect reduction in layering and the great use of computer automation. The proposal called for changes in the size and structure of most of the Military Traffic Management Command's 25 transportation unit locations in the United States and around the world. Implementation of the proposal was complete by 30 September 2001. MTMC battalions were reorganized into standard 26-member organizations. The battalion's subordinate company and detachment units were also affected. The MTMC Battalion Evaluation Group selected 26 as an optimum number for a water port concentrating on the core missions of terminal operations and traffic management. The 956th Transportation Company, Anchorage, Alaska, converted to a detachment of the 833rd Transportation Battalion, Seattle, Wash. The unit commander's position was eliminated.
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