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1 CDSN = HPB484 MCN = 04267/44511 TOR = RAAUZYUW REUWMFU UUUU RHMFIUU. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEADWD R FM DA WASHINGTON DC//G3/G4// TO ZEN/CDRFORSCOM FT MCPHERSON GA ZEN/CDRINSCOM FT BELVOIR VA ZEN/CDRUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HI ZEN/CDRUSAEIGHT G4 SEOUL KOR ZEN/CDRUSACE WASHINGTON DC ZEN/PEO EIS FT BELVOIR VA ZEN/PEO AVN REDSTONE ARSENAL AL ZEN/PEO TACT MSL REDSTONE ARSENAL AL ZEN/PEO AMD REDSTONE ARSENAL AL ZEN/NGB WASHINGTON DC ZEN/TRADOC DOL G4 FT MONROE VA ZEN/DLA FT BELVOIR VA ZEN/DLA FT BELVOIR VA ZEN/USASOC DCSLOG FT BRAGG NC ZEN/CDRUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HI ZEN/CDRUSAMEDCOM FT SAM HOUSTON TX ZEN/HQ USARSO G4 FT SAM HOUSTON TX ZEN/CDRUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE ZEN/G4 COS ARSPACE COLORADO SPRINGS CO ZEN/CGUSAMDC ARLINGTON VA ZEN/C3T PEO FT MONMOUTH NJ (UC) ZEN/PEO CSS WARREN MI ZEN/PM SOLDIER FT BELVOIR VA ZEN/USARC-G4 FT MCPHERSON GA ZEN/NETCOM G4 (UC) ZEN/NETCOM G3 (UC) INFO RHMFIUU/CDR USTRANSCOM TCJ3 SCOTT AFB IL ZEN/COMUSMARCENT ZEN/CMC WASHINGTON DC ZEN/ RHMFIUU/CDR USTRANSCOM TCJ3 SCOTT AFB IL UC) ZEN/ RHMFIUU/CDR USTRANSCOM TCJ5 SCOTT AFB IL AMS (UC) ZEN/HQ USCENTCOM MADCILL AFB FL ZEN/HQAF XO ZEN/HQAF AF IL BT UNCLAS SECTION 1 OF 2 SUBJ: AUTHORIZED CONTAINERS FOR OIF DEPLOYMENT AND SUSTAINMENT PAGE 01 UNCLA

2 SHIPMENTS FROM: HQDA WHASHINGTON DC//G3/G4// SUBJECT: AUTHORIZED CONTAINERS FOR OIF DEPLOYMENT AND SUSTAINMENT SHIPMENTS A. HQDA MSC311529ZDEC03, SUBJ: LEASING OF CONTIANERS FOR OIF DEPLOYMENT AND SUSTAINMENT (NOTAL) B. HQ DA G4 MSG ZAPR-04 SUBJ: ARMY INTERMODAL AND DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM MANAGEMENT OFFICE (AIDPMO) LEASING PROGRAM/PART ONE (1 OF 2) C. SDDC TIGER TEAM MTG, JUL 04. D. USTRANSCOM MSG ZSEP04, SUBJECT: SURFACE DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION COMMAND (SDDC) AUTHORITY AS GLOBAL CONTAINER MANAGER UNDER DISTRIBUTION PROCESS OWNER (DPO). (NOTAL) E. USTRANSCOMMSG ZSEP04, SUBJECT: IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF COMMERCIAL CONTAINER PROCUREMENT AND LEASING IN DOD. (NOTAL) F. VIDEO-TELECONFERENCE, 9SEP04, SUBJECT: CENTCOM WEEKLY CONTAINER MANAGEMENT VTC. (NOTAL) 1. PURPOSE OF THIS MSG IS TO DISSEMINATE, CLARIFY, AND REINFORCE ARMY WORLDWIDE CONTAINER MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL AND TO PROVIDE ARMY POLICY ON CONTAINERS IN SUPPORT OF OIF SHIPMENTS TO ENSURE AN IMMEDIATE REDUCTION TO THE OVERARCHING DETENTION BILL FOR OCEAN CARRIER CONTAINERS IN THE CENTCOM AOR. THIS MSG IS A FOLLOWUP TO REF A. 2. THIS POLICY APPLIES TO ALL ARMY SHIPPERS AND OTHER SHIPPERS USING ARMY FUNDS TO PAY FOR OVER-OCEAN TRANSPORTATION. 3. REF A ISSUED ARMY POLICY TO IMMEDIATELY BEGIN USING LEASED OR GOVERNMENT OWNED CONTAINERS FOR ALL DRY AND REEFER FULL CONTAINER LOAD SHIPMENTS DESTINED FOR THE CENTCOM AOR. REF B ISSUED ARMY POLICY REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ARMY CENTRALIZED REQUISITION PROCESS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF LEASE SERVICES TO OBTAIN INTERMODAL DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM EQUIPMENT, AND, TO IMPLEMENT ARMY INVENTORY AND REPORTING PROCEDURES. REF C MTG WAS HELD TO DISCUSS AND IMPLEMENT MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL PROCEDURES FOR CONTAINERS ARRIVING AND DEPARTING THE CENTCOM AOR. HQDA G4 CONCURS WITH USTRANSCOM S ASSESSMENT AS STATED IN REF E THAT CONTAINERS ENTERING THE THEATER OF OPERATIONS BECOME INTERMINGLED WITH OTHER DOD-OWNED/LEASED OR CARRIER-PROVIDED CONTAINERS. WHEN EMPTIED, CONTAINERS ARE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES OR BECOME LOST/DAMAGED/ABANDONED WITH NO MEANS TO IDENTIFY WHO HAS RESPONSIBI8LITY FOR THEM. ALSO, CONTAINERS PURCHASED OR LEASED FOR ONE UNIT ARE USED TO REDEPLOY A DIFFERENT UNIT OR RETROGRADE SUSTAINMENT CARGO AND END UP BACK IN CONUS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THAN WHERE THEY WERE PURCHASED OR LEASED, WITH THE ORGANIZATION HAVING NO FUNDS TO MOVE OR RETURN THE EQUIPMENT AND NO MEANS TO IDENTIFY WHO HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTAINER. 4. REF A IS REVISED TO READ: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, ALL SHIPPERS UTILIZING ARMY FUNDS WILL BEGIN UTILIZING GOVERNMENT OWNED OR LEASED CONTAINERS FOR ALL DRY AND REEFER FULL PAGE 02

3 CONTAINER LOAD SHIPMENTS DESTINED FOR THE CENTCOM AOR WITH AN UTLIMATE CONSIGNEE WITHIN IRAQ. SPECIFICALLY AND WITHOUT EXCEPTION NO OCEAN CARRIER CONTAINERS WILL MOVE INTO IRAQ. SHIPMENTS WITH AN ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE OF IRAQ WITH A TRANSHIPMENT POINT WITHIN KUWAIT MAY BE SHIPPED IN OCEAN CARRIER CONTAINERS PROVIDED CROSS-DOCKING INTO A GOVERNMENT OWNED OR LEASED CONTIANER IS ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO ONWARD MOVEMENT INTO IRAQ. SHIPPERS WILL DEVELOP A PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING THE USE OF LEASED CONTAINERS AND BEGIN USE OF LEASED CONTAINERS WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE. DA G-4 WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN PLAN HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. 5. IAW CURRENT POLICY, 20 FT CONTAINERS MUST BE USED FOR ALL MOVEMENTS INTO THE THEATRE UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED FROM AND APPROVED BY THE THEATER COMMANDER PRIOR TO BOOKING THE MOVEMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, 40-FOOT CONTAINERS MAY ONLY GO BEYOND THE THEATRE DISTRIBUTION CENTER (TDC) OR THE PUBLIC WAREHOUSE (PWC) IF SPECIFALLY APPROVED BY THE THEATER COMMANDER. 6. SPECIFIC GUIDANCE TO DLA AND AAFES. DLA IS ADVISED THAT ALL CLASS I SHIPMENTS DESTINED FOR THE PWC CAN BE SHIPPED IN OCEAN CARRIER CONTAINERS PROVIDED THEY ARE UNSTUFFED IMMEDIATELY AND CONTAINERS RETURNED TO THE OCEAN CARRIER. FUTHER MOVEMENT OF CLASS I INTO IRAQ MUST BE IN GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR LEASED CONTAINERS UNLESS THE WAIVER PROCESS PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 5 ABOVE APPLIES. ALL CLASS IV MATERIALS SHALL BE TRANSPORTED IN GOVERNMENT LEASED CONTAINERS UNLESS CROSS-DOCKING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED PIROR TO ONWARD MOVEMENT INTO IRAQ. AAFES SHIPMENTS INTO THE CENTCOM AOR MAY BE SHIPPED IN OCEAN CARRIER CONTAINERS UNDER THE USC04 CONTRACT PROVIDED THEY CAN BE CROSS-DOCKED PRIOR TO ONWARD MOVEMENT INTO IRAQ IAW PARA 5 ABOVE. 7. DA G-4, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DA G-3, REQUESTS THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A 100% WALL-TO-WALL (W2W) INVENTORY OF ALL CONTAINERS IN THE CENTCOM AOR TO INCLUDE THE IDENTIFICATION OF CONTENTS. THE W2W WILL CONCENTRATE ON KUWAIT, BAHRAIN, AND QATAR WITH ALL OTHER AREAS (CJTF-06, CJTF-HOA, MNCI, ETC.) BEING DONE THROUGH NORMAL REPORTING PROCEDURES. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN A THREE-PHASE APPROACH AS AGREED TO IN REF C AND SHOULD COMMENCE ON OR ABOUT 15 OCT 04. REF F IDENTIFIED CENTCOM/CFLCC PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS TO CONDUCT THE INVENTORY AS 11 TWO-MAN SURVEY TEAMS AND 3 DOCUMENTATION PROCESSORS. MOST OF THESE ASSESTS WILL COME FROM AAFES, DLA AND SDDC PERSONNEL ALREADY IN THEATRE. HQDA SENT A TWO PERSON ADVANCE PARTY WHICH ARRIVED 14 SEP. ANOTHER 6 PERSONS WILL BE ARRIVING O/A 11 OCT FURHTER, AS AGREED IN REF C, TO REDUCE THE IMPACT ON THE ACCRUING DETENTION CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH REEFERS, REQUEST CENTCOM/CFLCC TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO IDENTIFY ALL REEFERS IN THE CENTCOM AOR AND THEIR CURRENT USE. RQUEST ALL REEFER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AOR BE PROVIDED TO THE DA G-3/G-4, BY 30 SEP 04, SO THAT A REVIEW AND COST ANALYSIS CAN BE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE WHETHER ARMY SHOULD BUY OR LEASE PAGE 03

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5 CONTAINERS TO REPLACE IN THEATRE AND RETURN THE OCEAN CARRIER REEFERS. 9. IAW REF B ALL ARMY LEASED CONTAINERS WILL BE OBTAINED THRU AIDPMO AND USE OF THE SDDC MASTER LEASE STREAMLINING CONTRACT (MLSC) WITH TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT (U.S.) LIMITED. LEASING INTERMODAL BT #0650 PAGE 04