"A theater sustainment command takes about a month to get on the ground," he said. Getting the RPOE hands-on familiarity with port operations is vital to their quick-response capability, said Ford. The move provided an opportunity for the RPOE to hone their SPOD operations and build the relationships that will be crucial to their success in a real-world contingency operation.īrian Ford, who works with JTF-PO on training and exercises for USTRANSCOM, was at Port of Tacoma for the exercise. Strykers and equipment belonging primarily to 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division were redeployed from Operation Iraqi Freedom for reset work at Fort Lewis, Wash. In training for SPOD missions, the 689th teamed with the 833rd Transportation Battalion for a training exercise that coincided with a real-world mission at the Port of Tacoma, Wash. 16.įor the 689th RPOE, the move of the 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division to Afghanistan (see page 29), represented the unit's first operational deployment with the JTF-PO. The newest unit, the 690th RPOE, was officially activated in a ceremony Oct. They currently serve as the RPOE on alert for JTF-PO missions globally.
The 688th RPOE completed JTF-PO Air Port of Debarkation and Sea Port of Debarkation verification in May. Initially conceived to support aerial port of debarkation operations, the capabilities of the RPOEs are expanding to include sea port of debarkation operations.
They also receive and transload cargo as an initial-entry port opening force until relieved by - or are integrated into - follow-on sustainment forces. The RPOEs provide in-transit visibility and conduct clearance and distribution operations. Transportation Command's Joint Task Force - Port Opening, the RPOEs deploy as part of a joint expeditionary logistics force to establish a port of debarkation and forward distribution node. The addition of three Rapid Port Opening Elements to the Army's Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command brings an expeditionary answer to the challenge of logistics support in contingency response operations for the Department of Defense.Īs the surface piece of U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. 1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S.
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