C001491

Location: 7L11 Height: 1

Coin: Command

Reserve » U.S. Army » Logistics - Transportation

Narrative

Dog Tag shaped, brass colored coin, 1 inch high x 1 3/4 inches wide.

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Journal - Page 356 - Line 34

The mission of the Transportation Terminal Battalion is to command, control, and technically supervise operating units responsible for ocean water terminal operations and inland terminal operations. It transships cargo at air, rail, truck, or sea terminals, and hubs, to temporarily hold and stuff/unstuff containers, to supplement cargo/supply handling operations at Combat Service Support activities in Corps and Division areas to alleviate backlogs. It provides and operates landing craft to transport personnel, containers, vehicles, and outsized cargo during offshore discharge operations, to augment lighterage service in a port or harbor, inland or coastal waters, or between islands, and to provide lighterage service required in joint, amphibious, or other waterborne tactical operations.