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US Maritime Adm. Awards Contracts to Crew & Maintain National Defense Reserve Fleet Vessels.
United States Navy Mothballed ships in Suisun Bay, California |
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Forty-six of the vessels
are part of the Department of Transportation’s Ready Reserve Force,
a fleet managed by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) that provides
rapid mass movement of Department of Defense equipment and supplies
to support our Armed Forces, and also responds to national and humanitarian
emergencies. Additionally, two vessels are used to support Missile Defense
Agency operations. Each certified, mission-ready vessel is maintained
so that it can be fully activated and deployed quickly. The 46 Ready
Reserve Force vessels have been activated hundreds of times since 2002. |
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