JP 4-01.5 JTTP for Water Terminal Operations - BITS

command, or further assigned to a
subordinate unified command or joint task
force. (Joint Pub 1-02)
strategic sealift. The afloat prepositioning
and ocean movement of military material
in support of US and allied forces. Sealift
forces include organic and commercially
acquired shipping and shipping services,
including chartered foreign-flag vessels.
(Joint Pub 1-02)
supporting forces. Forces stationed in, or to
be deployed to, an area of operations to
provide support for the execution of an
operation order. Combatant command
(command authority) of supporting forces
is not passed to the supported commander.
(Joint Pub 1-02)
time-phased force and deployment data.
The Joint Operation Planning and
Execution System data base portion of an
operation plan; it contains time-phased
force data, non-unit-related cargo and
personnel data, and movement data for the
operation plan, including: a. In-place units.
b. Units to be deployed to support the
operation plan with a priority indicating the
desired sequence for their arrival at the port
or debarkation. c. Routing of forces to be
deployed. d. Movement data associated
with deploying forces. e. Estimates of nonunit-related
cargo and personnel
movements to be conducted concurrently
Glossary
with the deployment of forces. f. Estimate
of transportation requirements that must be
fulfilled by common-user lift resources as
well as those requirements that can be
fulfilled by assigned or attached
transportation resources. Also called
TPFDD. (Joint Pub 1-02)
transportation component command. The
three component commands of
USTRANSCOM: Air Force Air Mobility
Command, Navy Military Sealift
Command, and Army Military Traffic
Management Command. Each transportation
component command remains a major
command of its parent Service and
continues to organize, train, and equip its
forces as specified by law. Each
transportation component command also
continues to perform Service-unique
missions. Also called TCC. (Joint Pub
1-02 )
water terminal. A facility for berthing ships
simultaneously at piers, quays, and/or
working anchorages, normally located
within sheltered coastal waters adjacent to
rail, highway, air, and/or inland water
transportation networks. (Joint Pub 1-02 )
wharf. A structure built of open rather than
solid construction along a shore or a bank
which provides cargo-handling facilities. A
similar facility of solid construction is called
quay. See also pier. (Joint Pub 1-02)
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