United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-03-24 monographic deposited born digital 20 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-562T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-562T P0b002ee18038a42f f:d04562t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-562T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-562T GAO-04-562T Army supplies Combat readiness Defense contingency planning Equipment management Logistics Military materiel Military operations Mobilization Property and supply management Military inventories Inventory control DOD Operation Iraqi Freedom Testimony A09568 Since the Cold War, the Department of Defense (DOD) has increased its reliance on prepositioned stocks of military equipment and supplies, primarily because it can no longer plan on having a large forward troop presence. Prepositioned stocks are stored on ships and on land in the Persian Gulf and other regions around the world. Prepositioning allows the military to respond rapidly to conflicts. Ideally, units need only to bring troops and a small amount of materiel to the conflict area. Once there, troops can draw on prepositioned equipment and supplies, and then move quickly into combat. Today's testimony describes (1) the performance and availability of Army and Marine Corps prepositioned equipment and supplies to support Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF); (2) current status of the stocks and plans to reconstitute them; and (3) key issues facing the military as it reshapes these programs to support DOD's force transformation efforts. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-562T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-562T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-562T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-562T.pdf GAO-04-562T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-562T Testimony GAO-04-562T; Military Prepositioning: Observations on Army and Marine Corps Programs During Operation Iraqi Freedom and Beyond; Army supplies Combat readiness Defense contingency planning Equipment management Logistics Military materiel Military operations Mobilization Property and supply management Military inventories Inventory control DOD Operation Iraqi Freedom