afloat pre-positioning ships

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Forward deployed merchant ships loaded with tactical equipment and supplies to support the initial deployment of military forces. Also called APS. See also merchant ship.

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afloat pre-positioning force			Forty-two ships currently serve in this role: 16 maritime pre-positioning ships carry equipment and supplies for the Marine Corps; 13 combat pre-positioning ships (also called Afloat Pre-Positioning Ships [APS]-3) carry equipment and supplies for an Army heavy brigade; and 13 logistics pre-positioning ships are loaded with Defense Logistics Agency fuel, Air Force ammunition, Marine Corps aviation support equipment, and Navy munitions. What Army logisticians should know about the Navy by Bates, James C. / Army Logistician			Afghan monetary unit Afghani Afghanistan Afghanistani afibrinogenemia aficionada aficionado afield afire AFIS AFISR AFK AFL AFL-CIO aflame aflare Aflat aflatoxicosis aflatoxin Aflaunt Aflaxen Aflicker afloat afloat pre-positioning force afloat pre-positioning operations afloat pre-positioning ships afloat support Aflow Aflush aflutter AFM AFN AFNOR Afoam Afognak Island afoot aforcing afore Afore the mast Aforecited Aforegoing Aforehand aforementioned Aforenamed aforesaid aforethought aforetime afoul afoul of AFP Afr.			AFLOA afloat afloat afloat afloat Afloat Asset Visibility Afloat Communication Management Office Afloat Consumption, Cost & Effectiveness Surveillance System Afloat Contingency Command Center Afloat Correlation System Afloat Cryptologic Systems Afloat Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Program Afloat Environmental Protection Coordinator Afloat Fleet Maintenance Activity Afloat Forward Staging Base Afloat Logistics and Sealift Capability Afloat Master Planning System Afloat Operations Support Detachment Afloat Personal Telecommunications Service Afloat Personal Telephone Service Afloat Personnel Management Center Afloat Planning System Afloat Planning System Operational Detachment Atlantic Afloat Planning System Operational Support Detachment Pacific Afloat Planning System Pacific afloat pre-positioning force afloat pre-positioning force afloat pre-positioning operations afloat pre-positioning operations afloat pre-positioning ships Afloat Prepositioned Ship Squadron Afloat Prepositioned Squadron Afloat Prepositioning Force Afloat Processing System Afloat Shopping Guide Afloat Staff Aegis Training Afloat Supply Department Of the Future afloat support Afloat Tactical Group Afloat Telecommunications Service Afloat Total Asset Visibility Afloat Training Group Afloat Training Group Middle Pacific Afloat Training Group Pacific North West Afloat Training Group WEST PACific Afloat Training Group Western Pacific Afloat Training Group, Pacific Afloat Training Group, US Atlantic Fleet Afloat Training Organization Afloat Training Organization Executive Committee Afloat Training, Exercise, and Management System AFLOATRAGRUMIDPAC AFLOGMET AFLOMS

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