The USNS Bob Hope, a non-combatant vessel crewed by civilian mariners under the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command, is used to preposition tanks, trucks and other wheeled vehicles and supplies needed to support an Army heavy brigade.

Sealift is a term in military logistics refering to the use of cargo ships for the deployment of military assets, such as weaponry, military personnel, and materiel supplies. It complements other means of transport, such as strategic airlifters, in order to enhance a state's ability to project power. A state's sealift capabilities may include civilian-operated ships that normally operate by contract, but which can be chartered or comandeered during times of military necessity to supplement government-owned naval fleets. USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300), the lead ship of her class of Army prepositioning ships, was the only naval ship of the United States to be named for the entertainer. ... Non-combatant is a military and legal term describing civilians not engaged in combat. ... Jump to: navigation, search The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... The Military Sealift Command (MSC) is a United States Navy (USN) organization that controls most of the replenishment and military transport ships of the Navy. ... Jump to: navigation, search The driver of this DAF tractor with an auto-transport semi-trailer prepares to offload Skoda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For further uses of the word truck, see Truck (disambiguation). ... Military logistics is the art and science of planning and carrying out the movement and maintenance of military forces. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cargo ships on the Rhine Cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship that carries goods and materials from one port to another. ... Jump to: navigation, search A Deployment is an outward movement of a body from its initial location to an extended region in an effort to accomplish a special purpose or mission. ... Jump to: navigation, search The bayonet, still used in war as both knife and spearpoint. ... Materiel (from the French for material) is the equipment and supplies in Military and commercial supply chain management. ... Strategic airlift is a military term for using cargo aircraft to transport matériel, weaponry, or personnel over long distances. ... Jump to: navigation, search A state is an organized political community occupying a definite territory, having an organized government, and possessing internal and external sovereignty. ... Power projection is a term used in military and political science (specifically international relations) circles, referring to the ability of a state to implement policy by means of force, or the threat thereof. ... A civilian is a person who is not a member of a military. ... Jump to: navigation, search A contract is any legally-enforceable promise or set of promises made between parties. ... A rare occurance of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ...

Sealift shipping falls into three broad categories: dry cargo freighters, liquid tankers, and passenger ships. During joint operations, dry cargo ships may transport equipment and supplies required to conduct and sustain the operation; tankers carry fuel; and passenger ships provide troop carrying, noncombatant, or medical evacuation capability. Jump to: navigation, search Cargo ships on the Rhine Cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship that carries goods and materials from one port to another. ... A tanker is a ship designed to transport liquids in bulk. ... A passenger ship is a ship whose primary function is to carry passengers. ... Karl is cool. ... Planning, calculating, or the giving or receiving of information. ... For the workstation, see SGI Fuel. ... Non-combatant is a military and legal term describing civilians not engaged in combat. ... Airbus A310 MRT MedEvac of the German Airforce. ...

While ships are slower than their airborne counterparts and may require port facilities to unload their cargo, their larger hauling capacity allows them to transport heavy armoured forces or bulky supplies that only the largest strategic airlifters (such as the C-5 Galaxy) could normally handle, and in much greater quantities. Jump to: navigation, search Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 The Port of Wellington at night. ... Armoured forces, collectively the armoured or armour, are military forces traditionally equipped with heavy armour. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is one of the largest aircraft in the world. ...

See also

• Power projection
• United States Navy Military Sealift Command
• Littoral warfare

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References

• This article incorporates public domain text from the United States Department of Defense Joint Publication 4-01.2 Sealift Support to Joint Operations (pdf document)
• Sealift - Federation of American Scientists Military Analysis Network