APPENDIX A
FORCE STRUCTURE FOR CONTAINER HANDLING
This appendix outlines the capabilities of units to handle containers in the distribution system. The units in the Army structure which have CHE/MHE to transport, receive, and stuff/unstuff containers are found in the Ordnance, Quartermaster, and Transportation Corps. Ordnance units receive and account for containers stuffed with ammunition. They transship or reconfigure SCL and prepare MCL for onward movement. They prepare ammunition for retrograde. The Ordnance Corps provides C2 at TSAs and CSAs. Quartermaster units receive, account for, transship, and stuff/unstuff sustain-ment containers (less Class V) once received at SSAs. The Quartermaster Corps provides C2 at GSSAs and DSSAs. Transportation agencies receive, book, and account for containers while in the DTS. Transportation units provide C2 at PODs, receive, account for, and transport containers from PODs to destinations. In a mature theater, they perform limited stuffing/unstuffing of containers at hubs. During the early stages of deployment, C2 at hubs might be provided by COSCOM through subordinate CSGs. In a mature theater, responsibility for hubs may shift to a TAACOM and be operated by a subordinate TRANSCOM or ASG freeing the COSCOM to focus on operational and tactical level logistics. |
A-1. ORDNANCE COMPANY, AMMUNITION (PLS/MOADS) (TSA), TOE: 09633L000. This company establishes and operates an ammunition supply facility in the TSA supporting the receipt, storage, re-warehousing, container unstuffing, and issuing of conventional ammunition using the PLS/MOADS doctrine. For planning purposes it receives 2,333 S/T, re-warehouses 2,333 S/T, and issues 2,333 S/T of ammunition for a total of 6,999 S/T per 24-hour period. At full ALO this company has 14 RTCCs.
A-2. ORDNANCE COMPANY, AMMUNITION (PLS/MOADS) (CSA), TOE: 09433L000. This company establishes and operates an ammunition supply facility in the CSA supporting the receipt, storage, re-warehousing, combat configuration, and issue of conventional ammunition using the PLS/MOADS doctrine. The unit has the capability to handle 7,000 S/T in a 24-hour period. This planning factor is based on receiving 3,500 S/T (50 percent delivered on PLS and 50 percent delivered breakbulk on semi-trailers) and having a 3,500 S/T re-warehousing capability. At full ALO this company has six RTCC.
A-3. TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (CARGO TRANSFER), TOE: 55819L000. This company discharges, loads, and transships cargo at air, water, rail, and truck terminals. It operates up to four separate air, rail, or truck terminals on a 24-hour basis. When operating in a water terminal the entire unit normally collocates at the SPOE/D and supports ship discharge operations. This does not preclude the company from sending a cargo transfer platoon to a remote terminal.
At rail and truck terminals each cargo transfer platoon handles 800 S/T breakbulk cargo or 200 containers per terminal per day. At APOE/Ds each cargo transfer platoon handles 550 S/T of non-containerized cargo or 160 twenty-foot container equivalents per terminal per day. In SPOE/Ds, with pier side facilities, the company can handle 500 containers per day.
In LOTS operations and when augmented by a port operations cargo detachment (TOE 55560LF00) the cargo transfer company can handle 300 containers per 24-hour period. At inland terminals, the unit can re-document transship cargo or containers. The company has 8 RTCCs and 16 RTCH.
A-4. TRANSPORTATION TERMINAL SERVICE AUGMENTATION TEAMS, TOE: 55560L. These detachments and teams augment companies engaged in terminal operations. They are dependent on a parent unit for administrative, maintenance, and other logistic support.
A-5. PORT OPERATIONS CARGO DETACHMENT, TOE: 55560LF. The port operations cargo detachment augments the cargo transfer company in ports and LOTS operations. In SPOE/Ds or LOTS operations, the detachment supports the cargo transfer company's mission to handle 500 (sea port) or 300 (LOTS) containers per day.
A-6. CARGO DOCUMENTATION TEAM, TOE: 55560LA. Provides documentation support for stuffing/unstuffing containers at air, rail, truck, or water terminals.
A-7. FREIGHT CONSOLIDATION AND DISTRIBUTION TEAM, TOE: 55560LB. Stuffs/unstuffs up to 25 twenty-foot containers per day. Can be attached to PODs, hubs, and SSAs.
A-8. AUTOMATED CARGO DOCUMENTATION TEAM, TOE: 55560LD. Provides container documentation support at SPOD/Es and LOTS operations.
A-9. TRANSPORTATION TRUCK COMPANIES. Planning factors for truck companies are affected by the distance the trucks must travel, the terrain the trucks must traverse, and the availability of back-haul missions, which if available, increases the hauling capability. These planning factors provide planners the ability to accomplish a preliminary laydown of force requirements. A thorough transportation infrastructure study, based on METT-T, would be required to determine actual transport capabilities and unit requirements. The factors below are approximations based on an 85 percent availability rate, local, or line haul mission. Local haul missions assume the ability to make four deliveries and line haul missions are based on two deliveries per 24-hour period. Back haul missions are not assumed.
A-10. TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (MEDIUM TRUCK), TOE: 55727L100. The transportation company (medium truck) supports the movement of containerized, non-containerized, palletized, dry and/or refrigerated containerized cargo, and bulk water products. This company is equipped with 40-foot trailers and is assigned at EAC. It typically has a line haul mission and delivers containers to hubs, TSAs, CSAs, and SSAs with throughput capabilities down to a DSA based on METT-T. In a 24-hour period, performing a line haul mission, it could transport approximately 200 twenty-foot or 100 forty-foot containers to forward staging areas.
A-11. TRANSPORTATION TRUCK COMPANY, TOEs: 55728L100 AND 55728L300 (PLS). These truck companies are assigned at corps level and provide transportation for the movement of both dry and refrigerated containerized cargo, general non-containerized cargo, bulk water, and bulk petroleum products. A CHU is being developed. Once fielded, PLS vehicles are modified to use the CHU and will be able to lift containers without using a flatrack.
The 55728L100 series truck company is equipped with 30-foot trailers and can carry 20-foot containers. In a 24-hour period, performing a local haul mission, it delivers approximately 200 twenty-foot containers to unit locations.
The 55728300 (PLS) series truck company is equipped with the PLS flatrack system and transports 20-foot containers. In a 24-hour period, performing a local haul mission, it could deliver approximately 325 twenty-foot containers to units throughout the corps and division areas.
A-12. TRANSPORTATION TRUCK COMPANY (LIGHT/MEDIUM), TOE: 55719L1. The transportation company (LT/MDM) primarily supports the movement of non-containerized cargo and personnel. In addition to its 5-ton cargo trucks, this unit is equipped with 10 prime mover tractors and 25 thirty-foot trailers. In a 24-hour period, performing a local haul mission, it delivers approximately 35 twenty-foot containers to units throughout the corps and division areas.
A-13. QUARTERMASTER UNITS. Table A-1 lists the QM units with CHE. QM units have robust MHE, but limited CHE. They use their CHE for internal support missions and to receive containers at SSAs.
Table A-1. Quartermaster Units With CHE
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