1B-2. Strategic Movement Control
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Movement control at the strategic level focuses on sustaining the forward
Introduction
deployed force, strategic mobility, and force projection. It is executed through the
creation and participation of the MCC established throughout the defense
transportation system (DTS). There are two types of strategic movement control
operations:
Strategic movement control in peacetime.
Strategic movement control in support of military operations.
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Strategic movement control in peacetime is executed in support of the combatant
Strategic
commands and the Services by the DTS. The DTS places their movement
movement
requirements with the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)
control in
and its component commands. Then USTRANSCOM schedules the movements
peacetime
based on the priorities from shipments. These are the stages of movement control
during peacetime operations:
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Strategic movement control in support of military operations hinges on the
Strategic
decision to deploy United States military forces from CONUS or from one
movement
overseas AO to another. Force projection requires that strategic deployments be
control in
conducted as a joint operation. The Army's role is to support the deployment in
support of
accordance with the requirements of the supported CINC. To accomplish their
military
role the Army uses their peacetime network of movement control organization,
operations
terminals, and modes as a building block in the development of a movement
control organization capable of supporting the deployment.
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