The major exception is strategic sealift, which is delivered through a 25-year private finance initiative with AWSR Shipping Ltd. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Once a year, in the late summer, a large ship arrives, known as the "sealift", enabling the delivery of large items such as trucks, equipment and building materials. From Wordnik.com. [SooNews.ca Headlines] Reference
You could say the same thing about sealift, Cameron. From Wordnik.com. [*Angels singing*] Reference
Our only alternative was to schedule the airlift and sealift by hand. From Wordnik.com. [Schwarzkopf] Reference
Then it was delayed in passage by inadequate sealift and bad weather. From Wordnik.com. ['We'll Win, But...'] Reference
It relies on strategic airlift or sealift for rapid deployment and resupply. From Wordnik.com. [FM 7-98 Chapter 8 - Combat Service Support]
We need more air and sealift capacity, for example, and we will have to do that. From Wordnik.com. [Transcript Of Town Hall Meeting] Reference
And one of the things we have to have is much more enhanced airlift and sealift capacity. From Wordnik.com. [President Remarks At Los Alamitos Naval Air Station] Reference
Eight fast sealift ships took nearly a month to deliver the 24th Infantry, a mechanized division. From Wordnik.com. [Rethinking The Lessons Of Desert Storm] Reference
The American merchant marine is an important component of the sealift needed by the Department of Defense. From Wordnik.com. [President On Signing Maritime Security Act] Reference
Our military must be exceptionally mobile, with firstrate sealift, airlift, and the ability to project power. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By The President To Crew Of T Roosevelt] Reference
CHRIS BURNS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Carol, this has begun in earnest, this sealift from Lebanon over here to Cyprus. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 18, 2006] Reference
These planes give the Canadian Forces strategic airlift, and the Navy wants a way of providing strategic sealift. From Wordnik.com. [JSS: "a compromise between an AOR and a troop ship capable of supporting an amphibious landing is exactly that: a compromise that does neither"] Reference
Soldiers, weapons and vehicles will need to be deployed to secure bases while airlift and sealift operations are organized. From Wordnik.com. [BRING OUR SOLDIERS HOME] Reference
It was always possible to deploy them via sealift, provided you could charter the right assets like the infamous GTS Katie. From Wordnik.com. [The dots are there, if anyone has a pencil] Reference
Transportation Command took control of various air - and sealift commands, and of getting matériel right up to the battlefront. From Wordnik.com. [What Rumsfeld Got Right] Reference
Those critics say the military does not have enough air and sealift capacity to quickly move troops and their equipment around the world. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 16, 2004] Reference
Therefore large deliveries of NATO and US kit are moved by sealift to Pakistani ports, and then driven overland to landlocked Afghanistan. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference
We have a lot of our equipment that's right now sheltered in two massive military sealift ships that we have access to because of our port here. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 23, 2005] Reference
In times of conflict or crisis, the Armed Forces rely upon the Merchant Marine's sealift capability to transport critically needed equipment and supplies. From Wordnik.com. [Proclamation On National Maritime Day] Reference
We are prepositioning more heavy equipment in Europe to help us cope with attacks with little warning, and greatly strengthening our airlift and sealift capabilities. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
HARTY: We decided that it was far more prudent to take a measure of the situation on the ground and to, in fact, begin to effect a sealift as a much safer alternative. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 18, 2006] Reference
I've got the airlift, I've got the sealift, and the resources. From Wordnik.com. [Marine Corps Times - News] Reference
"We're moving all of our equipment with a combination of air and sealift," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
According to our military sources, the Iranian sealift is conducted along three routes. From Wordnik.com. [Israelated - English Israel blogs] Reference
I was involved with planning the movement of an entire brigade to include air and sealift. From Wordnik.com. [StrategyPage.com] Reference
Airlift is substantially more expensive than sealift, which could raise the costs to deploy. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
MSC provides sealift transportation services to deploy, sustain and redeploy U.S. forces around the globe. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
They include fast sealift and roll-on / roll-off ships, modular cargo, heavy lifts and government-owned tankers. From Wordnik.com. [PRWeb] Reference
We have vastly more amphibious sealift than we had in 82, that, and instead of 2 Sea Wolf armed ships, we now have 17. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
Ships enrolled in the fleet are kept in a state of "advanced readiness" for military sealift use on very short notice. From Wordnik.com. [PRWeb] Reference
Because of the seasonal restrictions, companies have a brief window each summer to sealift material to the North Slope. From Wordnik.com. [Petroleum News RSS Feed to HTML stories] Reference
No heavy airlift capability; no heavy sealift capability; no experience in military logistics or actually projecting their power. From Wordnik.com. [AMERICAN DIGEST] Reference
Last year, Desgagnés Transarctik Inc. of Montreal became the first shipping firm to ship sealift cargo through the Northwest Passage. From Wordnik.com. [UnderwaterTimes.com News of the Underwater World] Reference
For units deploying in April, May or June, Transcom has the option of using sealift to get the equipment in. From Wordnik.com. [Elites TV] Reference
After a natural disaster anywhere in the world, the American military’s vast airlift and sealift capacity often brings rescue supplies. From Wordnik.com. [Cyber Warriors] Reference
Navy sealift around the coast of Africa. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise Of The 'Rego-Cops'] Reference
Navy ships, military sealift command ships. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 6, 2006] Reference
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