In order to form at peak performance the military has to be properly supplied. Since, all branches of the military conduct operations worldwide, it can be a logistical mess to ensure that they have the resources necessary to complete their mission. To help solve the logistical problem the Department of Defense came up with two different commands. The first and largest of the operational commands is the Military Sealift Command (MSC) uses sea-going vessels to transport large cargo and refuels Navy vessels. Air Mobility Command (AMC), the second of the operational commands, use aircraft to move cargo. However, AMC has to capability to transport the cargo at much greater speeds. Both the Military Sealift Command and Air Mobility Command play a vital role in the national security roles of maintaining an effective military and ensuring the resiliency and redundancy of critical infrastructure but they do it in slightly different capacities.
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As Major Hazdra USAF so thoughtfully states, “Sea lift is especially useful in meeting the demand to transport outsized cargo such as tanks and other large pieces of equipment necessary to sustain forces” (Hazdra 12). MSC advantages include the size of the cargo it can hold along with the amount but they do have a major flaw, time. Ships can only travel about twenty knots, making them function in terms of days and weeks. Prepositioning ships are another aspect of MSC, and are what keep the military ready to go in a short notice. Prepositioning ships are anchored in key location are round the world to provide the military with the necessary resources to go to war without having to wait for the goods and other supplies to come all the way from America. MSC is indisputably one of the fundamental keys in achieving the national security
As Major Hazdra USAF so thoughtfully states, “Sea lift is especially useful in meeting the demand to transport outsized cargo such as tanks and other large pieces of equipment necessary to sustain forces” (Hazdra 12). MSC advantages include the size of the cargo it can hold along with the amount but they do have a major flaw, time. Ships can only travel about twenty knots, making them function in terms of days and weeks. Prepositioning ships are another aspect of MSC, and are what keep the military ready to go in a short notice. Prepositioning ships are anchored in key location are round the world to provide the military with the necessary resources to go to war without having to wait for the goods and other supplies to come all the way from America. MSC is indisputably one of the fundamental keys in achieving the national security