>>any use of Stryker would involve moving nearly all of them by ship<<
Our local port facilities are being upgraded, and Strykers are part of the justification...
Anchorage named DOD's newest Strategic Seaport
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Translog: Journal of Military Transportation Management, Fall, 2004 by Patti Bielling
The port of Anchorage, Alaska, has been selected as the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's newest Strategic Seaport.
The port becomes one of 16 in the United States that are designated by the Department of Defense for use in moving surge military cargoes in time of crisis. Anchorage is the only port outside the continental United States.
Selection of the port was made following a joint assessment by the U.S. Maritime Administration, U.S. Army Alaska, and SDDC.
"The team evaluated a number of capabilities, including highway, water and rail access, cargo staging area and berthing capacity," said Carol Caldwell, of SDDC's Transportation Engineering Agency, Newport News, Va., who conducted the engineering analysis.
Units like the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, at Fort Wainwright, and an Airborne Brigade Combat Team, at Fort Richardson, require the ability to deploy by sea, as do units that may train in Alaska, said Brig. Gen. Mark Scheid, SDDC's Deputy Commanding General/Director of Operations. |
