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I might need to get a few to point at the gates on the MT property. Maybe add a motion detect laser.
That should keep the fat ATV bois away.
That should keep the fat ATV bois away.
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I also wasn't saying that the US doesn't use commercial ships. We are in fact using them, but we are also using US government owned ships simply due to the fact that some equipment requires special handling, stowing requirements (that commercial container ships are not suitable for), as well as loading/offloading expertise and specialized equipment to do so. There are also security concerns where non-military commercial merchants may not be suitable or cleared for.
What vessels would these be?government owned military assets
"Military Sealift Command ships are made up of a core fleet of ships owned by the United States Navy and others under long-term-charter augmented by short-term or voyage-chartered ships"What vessels would these be?
Everywhere now! Better start sprayin' for 'em.
The "core fleet" largely consists of about 48 ships that are scattered around the US and a few overseas that are in the so-called Ready Reserve Force. These are MARAD ships owned by the US Gov't. But, most of them are at least 40 years old, some near 50. A few are permanently tied up at the MARAD boneyard in Texas. Most of the RRF is on stand-by for military emergencies and training, not used for regular transport. They are kind of a repository for ship officer graduates of the US Merchant Marine Academy."Military Sealift Command ships are made up of a core fleet of ships owned by the United States Navy and others under long-term-charter augmented by short-term or voyage-chartered ships"
"The Navy-owned ships carry blue and gold stack colors, are in service with the prefix USNS"
"Military Sealift Command operates around 110 ships"
You must be right. The MSC has zero USN transport capability.The "core fleet" largely consists of about 48 ships that are scattered around the US and a few overseas that are in the so-called Ready Reserve Force. These are MARAD ships owned by the US Gov't. But, most of them are at least 40 years old, some near 50. A few are permanently tied up at the MARAD boneyard in Texas. Most of the RRF is on stand-by for military emergencies and training, not used for regular transport. They are kind of a repository for ship officer graduates of the US Merchant Marine Academy.
Some of the Sealift Command vessels are not suitable for general transportation of war goods, such as cable layers, hospital ships, tugs, and other such auxiliary ships.
The rest of the Sealift Command fleet consists of chartered, commercial vessels. Which are not military. I don't know the following for a fact, but I suspect that even these may not be used for direct shipments of military wares intended for Ukraine. Because of political sensitivities. But may be used to back-fill materiel in Europe that we've previously given directly to Ukraine from existing stocks there.
Well, they have transport capability. Remember however that it already had on-going mission requirements to support the US Navy and reserve availability before the Ukraine war started. Not so much left to give over to shipping extra stuff to Ukraine. Which is a war that we don't yet want to call our own.You must be right. The MSC has zero USN transport capability.
I've seen this phenomenon on ebay. A seller has a quantity of goods, they put them up for X price. They get swarmed with orders, and their next thought, is, "Maybe I didn't ask enough for these." So they bump the price or switch from a fixed price to auction format. Price discovery.They must have been "discovered"!
Started out at $29.99, then to $35.99, lastest link has them at $45.99.