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The Defense Transportation Reporting and Control System (DTRACS) was a tracking and control system used by United States military units in Europe and South West Asia (SWA). ). The system is actually a commercial off the shelf (COTS) product from Omnitracs, and is in use by commercial trucking fleets throughout the w
The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC, / ˈ d iː t ɪ k / [2]) is the repository for research and engineering information for the United States Department of Defense (DoD). DTIC's services are available to DoD personnel, federal government personnel, federal contractors and selected academic institutions.
National Defense Service Medal. MSC Admiral of the Ocean Sea Mariner's Plaque: 2006 recognizing heroism in fighting the fire aboard Tahoma Reefer in Liberia [20] Department of the Navy Safety Excellence Award: 2006 recognizing no lost-time accidents in 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 years [20] MSC Maritime Excellence "E" Award: 2020 [56]
Geiger was laid down as President Adams on 1 August 1949 under Maritime Commission contract for American President Lines by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey; launched on 9 October 1950; [2] sponsored by Mrs. Edward J. Hart, wife of Congressman Hart of New Jersey; renamed Geiger on 2 January 1951, while under conversion for MSTS; acquired by the Navy 13 September 1952 ...
Army Transportation journal is the official journal of the Army Transportation Association, and is not a War Department publication. Vol. 1. 1945. 1st. issue Feb. 1945 as Amy Transportation Journal Monthly, Feb. 1946-Feb. 1947: bimonthly, March, 1947—Name changed to National Defense Transportation Journal with the July 1949 issue.
The books and trade magazines published by the company are often considered the de facto public source of information on warfare and transportation systems. Based in Greater London for most of its existence, the group was owned by the Thomson Corporation , the Woodbridge Company , [ 2 ] then IHS Markit , [ 3 ] before being acquired by Montagu ...
At one point, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency authorized her sale to the Chilean Navy for $3 million under the Excess Defense Article program. On 16 May 2016 this authority was revoked. [ 38 ]
SS El Faro was a United States-flagged, combination roll-on/roll-off and lift-on/lift-off cargo ship crewed by U.S. merchant mariners.Built in 1975 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. as Puerto Rico, the vessel was renamed Northern Lights in 1991 and, finally, El Faro in 2006.