"John S. Shinal" wrote in message
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Howard Berkowitz wrote:
Hopefully they are getting high-priority shipments of logistic
management gear; there was a report they were down to one operating
forklift. Yes, they had plenty of volunteer labor for unloading, but
that's slow and delays the turnaround of the transports.

15th MEU has these :

4 TRAMs (10,000 lb. Capacity Forklifts)
2 Four Thousand lb. Capacity Forklifts
3 D-7 Bulldozers
30 Five-ton Trucks
1 Dump Truck
4 Logistical Vehicle Systems (LVS)

in addition to 60-odd HMMWVs.

It's not clear from the reports (Fox, Sky, BBC, ITN)
whether any of this 'moving' equipment has reached the
shore-areas yet. Certainly some Blackhawks have been
shown (at Banda Aceh). Unfortunately the pointy-end
reporter seem to be using video-phones with jerky
updates and pixelation artefacts - so it's hard to
discern unit identifiers - particularly as 'all-the-world'
has gone down the tone-down route.
[I'm well aware that lots may be happening behind or round-
the-corner from the reporters' camerafolk}

The videos I saw showed 'bucket
brigade' lines of people moving huge piles of supplies. I don't think
the early shipments were palletized, I imagine the next ones will be
as things ramp up.


This is a two-edged sword; a pallet _will_ require a pallet-handler
albeit even a hand-operated one. Lots of two-foot sized boxes _can_
be manhandled and distributed using the most basic of power ...
manpower.

[Having taken delivery of a palletised crate just prior to
Christmas, I can assure you that there's nothing more
frustrating then having a _big_ crate thirty-odd feet from
where is needed ... and no accessible route between them]

--

Brian