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common-user sealift — The sealift services provided on a common basis for all Department of Defense agencies and, as authorized, for other agencies of the US Government. The Military Sealift Command, a transportation component command of the US Transportation Command … Military dictionary
common-user military land transportation — Point to point land transportation service operated by a single Service for common use by two or more Services … Military dictionary
Joint Transportation Board — Responsible to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Joint Transportation Board assures that common user transportation resources assigned or available to the Department of Defense (DOD) are allocated as to achieve maximum benefit in… … Military dictionary
transportation economics — Introduction the study of the allocation of transportation resources in order to meet the needs of a society. In a macroeconomic sense, transportation activities form a portion of a nation s total economic product and play a role in… … Universalium
transportation — /trans peuhr tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of transporting. 2. the state of being transported. 3. the means of transport or conveyance. 4. the business of conveying people, goods, etc. 5. price of travel or transport by public conveyance; fare. 6.… … Universalium
Boston transportation — The Boston transportation system includes roadway, rail, air, and sea options for passenger and freight transit. The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) operates the Port of Boston, which includes a container shipping facility in South Boston … Wikipedia
United States Transportation Command — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Transportation Command caption=Seal of USTRANSCOM dates= 1987 Present country= USA allegiance= branch= Branch Immaterial type= Unified Command role= Single manager of America s global defense transportation system… … Wikipedia
United States Transportation Command — The unified command with the mission to provide strategic air, land, and sea transportation and common user port management for the Department of Defense across the range of military operations. Also called USTRANSCOM. See also global… … Military dictionary
military land transportation resources — All military owned transportation resources, designated for common user, over the ground, point to point use … Military dictionary
History of transportation in the People's Republic of China — Transportation has been a major factor in People s Republic of China s national economy. For most of the period since 1949, however, transportation occupied a relatively low priority in China s national development. In the twenty five years that… … Wikipedia
