A new study by the Military Sealift Committee of the National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) confirms that America's military "would be unable to deploy and sustain its forces worldwide without using privately owned, U.S.-flagged commercial vessels."The report, issued last week, describes the U.S. Maritime Security Program (signed into law in 1996) as "a pillar of the nation's strategic sealift and global response capability, providing vessels, intermodal systems, and seafarers to support the military in such missions as Afghanistan and now, Iraq."
The 42-page report, in PDF format, is available HERE
The NDTA home page is located at HERE
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