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SUBJECT: AA~A TrJlsportation Banual.

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1. Subs~quent to tile puhlication of the AAFPOA Transportation ilanual,

command relationships in the Pacific have u.'1dergone cha."lges which l1i.ll
nocessitat~ certain amendments to this manual. This headquarters proposes
in tho near future to furnish appEcable corrections in conflonance with new
established command jurisdiction.

2. Limited additional copies of this pUblication are available and wi

be furnished. upon request. Eighth Air Force and Twentieth Air Force are.
requested to indicate quantity of manuals desired for further distribution
wi thin their convr.ands.

J. Publication of .Supplement one (Shipp;Lng Control) referred to on

page 25 and peee 29 of the Transportation Manual is bei!1g witlilie-ld pending

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revision operational procedures.

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Classes or SUPPlY·

supply Levela.
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AJRpos! AND SCOPE

P'orecastirJi Water and Air Lirt Requirelllents.
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6. Fngines and Belly Tanks.

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Cha"tcr ! _ Organi~at1on and Functions 2£ TrMsegrtatiOn

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2. organization.
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The purpose of thb IllllnU&l 1.a to cstablhh an underIlU:xl.l.ng ot

transportation probl~ and procedures.

2. Thill manual is neceaHr1.ly expressed in gl.neru te~ and 1a

subject to local rules and intelllretatlona. Contenta ot this manual are
entirely 1ntonDlltlonal and are not to be uaed as e directive tor proper
procedure.

J. The very geography of the hcUie Ocean Areall, nth itS' vast
distances between bases and lengthy eupp],y lines, establishes t1::l&-llp.ee
elements as the major probl8ll1 to be sllnllOunted in the lIUCCBIIS!\ll 1Iaf:1l\g
of war aeainst Japan. tJndsl'Itanding of this problelll and sldll.tul
manipulation of all avaUable transportation rSlloureu are essential
to errective operation within the theater. Thull it 15 nece:l'Uf t.l\at
every cOlIIIIMder understand t.ranllportation IIctivltlcs and proe&durea.

4. This manual includes Beneral dlscualllona of surface and air

tranllportatlon which embody the particular appUcation of each type ot
shipment and take into account the lIOrld-w1de shortage oC ehipping, both
air and water, and ""er pr'ell8nt lack oC adeqllllte unloat1ine CacUities at
portll 11'1 forward areall. Further dillcUllll1on" connder thll rlllationllhip
of suwly and peraoMlIl requirGl:Mll'lts to traMportaUon mNna:.

S. Because oC apace 11JI1t&Uon", not all technical transportation

matter" art! included in this manu&!. Topics such.., the deta.11ed operation
oC a port, techniques oC ship ltowage. detailed duties or a transport
quartermaster. eto., an OIIl1tted since they aNI not ot Cllneral1nteTut
or application. Such transportation activities are gener~ the
rellpol'llibUit;y of apeoially trained peraonnel ot tJ:UI ~ or Nn,. Serrices
Forcea. lItIo operate the porta in the Pac1tic Ocean ArMll.

6. Sbl1larly, many t;ypea of trll7l5pOrtation, notab:lJ' motor and rail,

are under local control and largely lIubject to local condit1onll. !n
attempt to lay d01ll'l detailed procedurn tor conduct ot the" act1nt.1e1l
would be tndtlelll. The gener&! princ1ple to be followed 1.8 that a pool
be III&de ot all available transportation rellources. Thus, equ1pment ot
all Air Force units IIhould be under a centnl1&ed control 110 that it will
be available to the Air Force actb1t;y hav1na: the greatelt need tor it.
Ind.iv1dual control dOli not provide sufticient tacUities Cor 8IIleTgency
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needa l and unless provision ill made tor cOll1llon Wle of available lOOtor
tranlpOrtetion, inefficiency will result. Application of this principle
doelll not preclude the retention for exclusive use of certain vehicles
for lIIJ:ec1&111ed uses, lIIuch aa freight-handling equipment, fuel se.rvi 1ne
un1ta tor drcrart, and houlllekeePin8 vehicles. c

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a. The onl;r means of surface tran"POrtat,lon between ~lIea 1n

the Pacific Ocean Areas is by ship. Thelle ship. are per1od1cal~
aUocatocl. to the theater by the Joint Chiefs of Staft atter careful
consideration of all the d~ upon available world .h1pp1ne:, and
the rcqiliements submitted by each theater. In the Pac1!lc Ocean Areas,
CINCPAC - Cn:CFtlA has been l:lade responllible tor the efficient. operation
and utilization of these vessels. A vessel -tdch 1.a all.oc&ted to the
theater 1a normalJ.y allocated for a single vcr;.c:e ~. at the concluaion
of which control of the vessel reverts to the War Shlpp1ng A.dl:dn1.!Itration.
For intra-theater use, holrever, a certain nUJ:lber of "retentions" 18 ilio.
authorized - that is, CinCPOA 1s pertlittod to uee • certain mJl:lber of
vessels for intra-theater lifts. In addition to venel, secured by JCS
allocation, a certain llUl:lber of vessels are permanently aasigntd to each
theater and are entirely engaged in intra-theat.er lifta. Lastly, there
are tactical vessels, such as APA's, JJtA'II. IST's, LSl.I's, CVE'II, and even
occallionallJ" DD's and. DE'II, which, though the1'l' pr1.mary 1ll111111on 11 combat,
are occallionally used to transport cargo and perlloMel.

b. 'nIe pool of vesllelll at CINCPAC - CINCRlA'II diapollll.1 11

therefore a very eonsiderable one. However, it ill lIubject to mlll'1T
demandej and these demands are very' rarel1 ot a type which it 11 lIhollJ'
convenient to J:l8et. For shipe are not interchangeable units; tJI.u- l1.tt
18 dependent entirely upon the llpeei!ic character ot the V.II.elll ut1l1zed.
Unfortunately, requirements for litt very seldom match the capaciq- of
the particulAr ship or ships avai1.able. Ttlerator. unl,11 a pool of
cargo 19 maintained for liIt. i t may weU happtn that either perlannal
and eupplillll are left behind, or that a liMp .a1lJl nth partially empty
holdl. Conllequently. careM coordination 11 required in the aUac.t1on
ot lUte to IIhips, in order to take tull advantage ot each Telllel'.
characteristici.
c. Jiecellllary adjuncts to the Tellell und in RlA are the
loading and unloading facilities at the porta of embarkation vd d.-
bu'kation. Then COlllPrille eteTedore cren. buJeI, lltht.... d.ocb,
cran6l, If&l'ehOUSell. trucks. rail..,. linea, peUeta. hooke, net!, tork
J.1.tt.e. and in general all the c~llC.l.ted paraphernal1a by wh1ch cargo
111 tran8tCTed from dock to ship and rrc. IIhip to eboN.

d. The shipl!l available to carry cargo. and the facilities tor
load1rij; and urWwJing sh~a. COlllPrise the two greatest ll.m1tatlolU1 on the
lIO't'emer,t ot personnel and cargo 'II'1thin,R)A. The type and quantity ot ear
which can be li!ted to ~ base will be directly determined by" the char go
and capacity ot the 1'euels which are available to 11ft it and by the acter
tacil1t1ea which are available to load and discharge it.
2. ShipPina Controls.
a. As the agency responsible tor the etfective use of shiwin,g
within the theater, CinePOA has established a series of controls over the
ezaplO)'lMnt ot vessels.
b. '1)pe5I ot Sh~1.ne. In accordance with existing conditions,
persOMIl and cargo are ways illtBd by one of three separate types ot
ahipp1J1r that have been established tor lltting cargo !'rom, to. and ld.thin
the Pacific OCean Areas. These torms ot shipping depend upon the pwpose
tor which personnel and cargo have been cOl:lll.itted.
(1) Auault ahi!i?1ng illts that personnel and cargo which is
r'4l1red in the earS phases;) an operation to .secure a beachhead.
(a) Assault shipping 18 under the control of an AmphibiOUll
Foree Commander. It 18 the first shipping to be discharged on the target
&nd ita ll.tt is enUrel;r that ot personnel and cargo re<J1i.red to take
posaeeai:m ot an ielancl. A requisite ot aU such sh1.wing 18 that it be
eas~ Illloaded, IlClbUe, and available tor uae :in the seqJence reqlired by
the l.ancU.nt: toreea. a.cause an unloading Yessel 18 as good a target as a
aittin( duck. the pr1lle abJectlYe ot assault loading 18 speed :in unload.ing.
The 1'uall - . t lay ott the beach. dlacharge, and get away :in a hurry.
VeMcl.. alat be .ble to llClVe under their 0Im J)O'lIer, and to paSll through
."'eral ! ..t ot _tv without st&l11n,gJ s\lRlll.ell ot lI&ter. rations. ruel,
and -w.tton alat be .sily reached and handled. A. general rule ot
uaault 1oad1n,; 18 that theae iteu 'll'hich IlUt be reached first are loaded
last. in wch a lIMner that ."'1' '
.un ot every unit going a.shore 18 equipped
with h1a orcanic weapon and/or Vehicle, and i.s tollowed by an tmbrobm
8'treq of ~ticc, rations. tuel, W supplies.
(11) Bltcause lmCh ot the asaault unload:l.ng IIII18t take
plac. 'Il11hout benlltit ot harbor tacilities, partioular use is made :in
~ an • ...ult torce ot U1T'., U1W'I, WIle. Wla, I£1(1e, LCVP'lII,
and ot.bet epec1&ll;r dU~ed craft. Sucb loading 1lII ordinar~ done nry
=-~11 by lien lIholle PJ'1m&ry dut,- it i.s to load assault forces. The
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t10n ot 1t.. .board each lhip is C&reMl,y studied and elaboratel,y
If.,.ertlwllesl, because ot the constant requ1re:uent that every itea
Id 8I*Ie ::r~i~le. assault ~ is, ot'au typee, the IIlOI5t wast8tul
apace ~ ott.n, tbe es III as"ult-loaded ship have leu than 40% waste
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assault shipping """will " , Force c~nentl are rare~ ineluded in
no otten be concerned with it.
(2) lia1ntenanc. 'hi~1! lin., that cargo which 1a requ1red
to JMint&ln, re1ntoree, ana supper orees alread7 on the 1alanl The
first requlrlJ:lent, after a 1alxI.1na on an uLanl1 hu been IIId i' to
support the troops and inatlUatioM lIMch hav. alr~ be..e;:a:ed 1lpCIIl
it. For this puzpose CinCPOA allocat.ea a certain mmber ot 1'dseb am
a certain lIIlOunt of beactH:apacity tor lIlI.1ntenance shipping. nus 1a
divided proportionate4' between Arrq and ~'7 tcrees in accordance 1l'ith
their needs. In order to insure that t.he port. tacUities are not over-
crO'llded at any one t1Zll" ten~ lMintenanc. pen.oda are eatabllahed
dUl"1n8 -.hich each type eOlllW'lder is permitted to place in shipe and brine
across t.he beach an allocated q.l&ntity ot ...intenance supplies.
(a) The.lral:r Air Fored secure, !'rom CinCPOA, throUih
established channels, allocations ot spac. tor the -OV8!lent. ot eupp11es
and equipment procured by AJJ' aa:enc1ea. Estimated requlr_~ts for Wn-
tanance tonrtaEe are subldtted ninety (90) days in advance o! loading date,
and requisitions are dispatched at. least a1xty (60) da)'3 prior to 1o.t.1ng
date. Requisit.ions wbca1tted on this t1llllt-schedule 1dll be tilled ancl
shipped. in the nonnal Ichedule of supply procedure. A 1'8%'7 limted
nUlllber ot emerg.ncy req188t1 lIlll.y be procellled for surface traneportation
upon less notice; but routine requisitions 1lIUSt. be sutaitted on thU
schedule.
(b) Kaint8rWlCe t41n&ge c~tunta are lrUbJect. to
revision and nuctuation baaed upon operational requir....nt.s. Ifnertheleaa,
the preaUlllption, at the t1M tM allocations are lIlade, 11 that they are
tira. This b necessary to 1.nsure that !ult1.llMnt or schedules 1a ~
ta.1ned. 'lbe or1g1nal acquisition or spac., u nU u IUbetql~t altara-
tiona to the initial est.imates, requirea clo.a coordination between the
aa:encie. reserving apace, the aa:enc1ae order1nl aupplies, ancl the a~
and load1ng agencies.
(3) O&rrUon shiiiiB~ lilta that. pereonnel ancl carlO which
11 required to carry ouE UiiTon tor ..tl.ich the baae 1IU taken. !&'Io&
th.se personnel and cargo MY bill ce-bat. troops required to CClllpleta
conqu.st of the island. Alao included in gam-on sM-pping are troo~
and auppll.ea tor t.he islanda ~tenaeJ tor itl d.,.aJ.oJ-lt. and. opu-Ucn
as a bue rro. which rurther blows w1ll be atNck qa1nat Japan.
Ca) Based upon the availab1llty or shipp1ng _ the
• .-:1n1nlI: est1JMted diecharp capaciU.s ot 1he port a.tten=atntenanea
tonnage has been lifted, C!nCRlA 1dll dtabU.h an allocation ot space far
arriaon lIIhipp1ng. In order to control the now ot garriaon shipping into
~e area ot operationl, the .,.,.ent of garrison, like that ot ma1JJt,ena1Ce
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shill dUiBnate, generally three to six months in advance of est.illlated
lo.&cU.na dates, type cormanders w111 make individual requesUl ['or space
to eUect l'IIOV_nt ot their units, in particular ten-day periods or
echlons. to the base. Included in these requests 'II'1.ll be reclXmended
pe1sonnel &nd tonnage rcquire:aents. At a conference attended by a.1.l
type cOtllW'lders. these requirementa w1l.1 be harmonized Jdth available
shJpping and. With anticiJ)llted port and. beach capacities. Final a.l..loea-
ticn ot shipping space tor garrison torces will be made by CinCFOA in a
shipping schedule, or serial.
(b) Changes in. and additions to CinCPOA shipping
sch!K1ulel requl.r. the concurrence ot both CinCPOA, who contrcpls the
shipping to ~ particular bale or particular area. and the Island or
Area Coll\lllaJ'lder who has overall responsibility for its developllent and
detenae. Upon receipt ot the ColllllAnder1s concurrence. application 15
_de by the responsible type commander for shipping space to move the
unit, and the space needed is chare:ed. against the original allotment.
WherJ ahipp!nt space has been obtained. the base develoPlllent plan will then
be revised to provide tor includon of facilities for the unit.
(ll) After an bland base is developed, cer.tain transit10M
occur in lIl&1ntenance and earrison shiPP1n&. These pr1mar1JJr COl1.Siat or
Chanfes in the procedure for obtaining Shipments to the base. No longer
arl ~arrillOn entries secured tor initial 5Upplies. but all supplies beclnle
proptrlJ" a matter ot maintenance shipping. Garrison Shipping becomes
IIlOre or leSI occaaiOnal; tormal conferences ot type cocmanders rarelJ"
OCCUl', or are OIll1tted altoeether, and new units are included in the
shipP1ne: scheduJ.u and base develo~t plans by sEparate &lTangement
~twten CinCfOA, the type cOl:lCander. and the Is1ard or Area Ca:tmander.
BeBinUzle with th1e tranSitional phaae both Garrison and lIa.intenanc8
sh1Jl11entaspace.
shiPf:l1n8 may be loaded to the same Teesel to ettect economies of
c. ReHU1at~Statlona. A secondary tom ot control exercil!led
by CbCfOA over .hlpp WithLi the hcUic Ocean Areas 1.s the establish-
IIl8nt or
area of POrt.
a .taUon trtt' regulatine: water-borne tra.ftic destined a particular
(1) A regulatine: station 1& a POrt or base in a protected
area, where TeI.ela are held tor call torward to prevent discharge
facil1ti.. in the fornrd. area trom becOlll1ng undUly congested. The
f t~elJ81ty
• .". tor regula t 1ne stationa indicatee that the more elaborate
~nork controls eet up over lllaintenance and garrison shipping SOlDlt-
u._ tail of their purpoee. Either a too liberal eetimate is made or
bMeh capacity; or a POrt ia not secured on sohedule; or operational.
.ituatloq and requir...-nta delay unloading of ships and result in
COOC_tion ot portl. Th. regulat1ne station is establil!lhed to deal
With th... UIltoreeeen continceneiee.
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ot accUlll'U1at1ng a backlog in' e reu......Ung station consillts mere4r
subject to erIl11ll;,Y attack or 'Ilh~c~r~tected area instead ot in an area
.0. last rellort to prevent unnec II l:1m1ted anchorages. It 18 111 fact
the lIIlUU'ler of a check valve ~~~ ~ia); to shipp1ne and operates in
area as it can bl received.' re ea.sell shipping to the forward
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they carry and
e urgency with which i t is recpired at delltination Hen i t i.e
possible that one vesllel carryins e:arr1lllon cargo may. be ~ forward
after only a day or two at the regulat1llg station lIhlle another loaded
-nth supplies tor which there is no 1l:med1.ate need ma1 be delAyed
receipt of more urgently needed cargo. Cienerall;y the Ialand ~erdi.nt:
ot the Area Cortmander at dest1.n4tion 1JI rel5ponsible for calli.ng forward
vel5sele tor discharge.
d. Priorities in Water Transportation. Space allocation:J for
garrison entries. bOth peraoMel and cargo, are earmarked tor specitic
11ft At a particular t1.llle and scheduled to arrive lf1th1n ten (10) dq
intervals at the destination; and space 111 ainterwlce shipll8nts 18
secured in advance, baaed on tonnage ellt1.mates of replactllllent ,,\,-ppUea
required to IM1ntain the nonnal level ot 5Upplles at the destination.
(1) In the shipoant of units into non-operatiolll.1 areas.
t1P. commandere wi thin the theater prapare each lllOnth a lUt ot unite
lIhich they require to perf01'1ll their 1I1811ion, and Which the War Departmlmt
has declared available tor shi~t. Units are included on this list
in order ot the urgency with lIhich th81 are desired. l1\a llat of unite
thua presented b1 the variOIUl type cCll:llC&nders is coneol1.4atld. b1 CinCFOl
am publlahed b1 COJU,rlCH u a Joint ArI:lr-Na.". priority liet for the
ent1r& theater. It is in accordance nth this lUt, and nth the
urgency ot the nseds which it 1rId1caw, that tranlIportat1oD 18 allo-
cated tor euch units as are dutiJ'led non-operational areas.
(2) Another priority !)'lIt. eaplO)"ed in water slrl.ppi.ng of
cargo, 1& the use of "Red Ball" venall5 for Ufti.ng ma1nt~ 8\lRIUes
to the Karianaa or th.~' "Rad Ball" nnw were f'int utabllsbed.
to lltt to the »arianas enPnes and engine sparel for &-29'1 of the
m Bomber coanand. "Red Ball" ven.la are Victory Shipa, 1Ibich are
gi....n a priority ot dischargs in order to insUra rapid deUnry or their
cargo. Initially ~29 engmu and 8I'lI1ne sparae were givlJI'I f1rat
priority cargo of all Welt Coast Shipper. of all serrlcu. In the
case of "Rid. Ball" vessels deltined Oualn, the Anay Air ForoN now have
first olaim to all av.u.ble space Cor priority cargo. A -Red Ball"
vesael lIarvice hall 4110 been. set up to 11rt &-29 sng1nlll and eng1ne spares
into the RyukyUII.
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te:unce shipping and nay even delay it. "Red Ball" shipments, .in
par~icular, depart onl,y eveIj ten dD.;rs, and have li.Jn1tal destinations.
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veslel for the required port, might ~ll be held up for thirty days
beyond the time it 'lItluld have departed by routine Shipment. For this
rea~on R>ATSC, llhich is tho ArntY Air Force supply t.lIJency on the West
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be ellphaai:ted later, air traffic is at a prem!lUll. Therefore an
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dited lIervice faster than routine 8UPply requests thoueh not by any ••
means as spe~ as air transportation. Requeets for supplies, lI'h1ch ,i'
apeci!y snergency handling and surface transportation mll be fOl"lrarded
via rudio or e1l'l1laU. They will receivs prer:t1U11l handUne through all
charlnsb, and when possible the cargo w1.ll be placed aboard "Red Balln
vtlssela to o:btain accelerated delivery, A ctq)arison of time elapsed in
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the tllling or eoergen~J requests by 411', emereency requests by water, f• •

and routine eupply requests, fJ"Ol:l the 'initiation of the request of the
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any prioritiell program depends entirely Upon the degree of control
exercised by Ot'der1ne agencies in the rhld, The goose which lays the
eolder: egg 18 a l'raglle bird. am easily overworked. Neither the
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ot an unlWtod volUJlle of emergency requeets, Conll8quently orderine
agencies lIlU8t till the great IIIQJority of their neede throU8h routine
ship!:le.1tSJ and. when they do suaut emergenoy requellts, IllU8t limit tha
to ~t. needs,
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3tmaee factors, hO'll'8Vor, l..1Jn1t eftective u.se of all th:ia space; and
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the Navy's tranBport carriere haTe the primarY Jdss1011 or lifting the
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d. Subject to diversion by virtue or fnet
that aircra.tt are not the primary cargo,
!. Exposure to damage by weather.
4. Aircraft are also lifted on reeu1ar cargo
vESseu such as LibertY-and Victory ships. Planes lifted on this type
of ship necessarily must be deck-loaded for tne reason that the hatchell
~ not large enough to accolllllOdate planes except when completely die-
as'embled and crated. Deck-loaded. aircraft must be cOll1pletely.procellsed.
nn number of aircraft that may be carried on a single vessel will vary
wi:.h the type of veslIGl :mel. the type of plane. Cargo vessels ordinarily
w1ll not lift the ma.x:I.mwn pIanos that may be loaded onto their deck tor
the reason that deck BPI-CO is usually at a premium. Vehicles. landing
craft, heavy construction equiplllcnt tuld other heaV)' lifts usually have
at least equal priority tor th18 space. The advantages in lift~ pro-
ce~sed aircraft by cargo Youel are uaua1.4' tound in being able to
secure space for a limited nUlllber for del1very to isolated bases not
ord1nari1,r served by other type ahipll.
(f) Shipll ea.rl"'Y1nc Air Force anmuution are tlere1J'
AX's designated to lift boalbs, inCand1arie.s, and. machine gun or cannon
aJlI:J.ln1tlon. Unlike most Air Foree carlJO, illt of which is lindted by
the bulk lI'h1ch can be placod in a ship'e hold, the li.ft ot a:lllllunition
is U.IIlited by the weicht which can be placod in the :lhip's bottom. A
Liberty ship, thOU£'h it will accept as IIlUch as 10,000 measurement tons,
is l.irn1ted to about S,ooo we1eht tons. Five thousand weight tons ot
a=an1tlon will require spaCe of about 6,000 to 8,000 meaaurernent tona.
Comequently'it 111 desirable, whenever pos:Jible, to top-load ammunition
ships 1t1th suc~ bulk;y and extremely l1cht articles ot Air Force supply
as bell3'- tanke.
(2)Passr
IllOrE varied in nature
Veseel.ll. Peraonnel ships (AP's) are even
cargo l,Il\1pa. An erstwhlle convertod. luxury
linEr IlIa.Y e&rr7 up to 15,000 paSSeJ\Bers. Some converted !'reightere
carry 1,000 paseengere. But on • rough anrage. an AI' W1J.l cart7 about
1..500 pertIIonnel, &lona: 1t1th their personal baeg_ee and TAT equipoent.
(a) Unite arriving in the to~ area sOIllet1.l:nes
arr1", betore island etocks ot suppl1ee have bOWl e$tabl1ahed and. built
up tQ a4equate Inela. CONlequent1,y, CnsCPAC _ CD/CPOA has detendned
that all unitl E~ into f
Wlite of fire for th.;1r or O_ntl.rd area lIhall have, 1n addition to five
l.u r
~ac~~i:a :~~:.
St&eine aa wi
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g Wtlaponll. a th1rt~ ltock ot all
lurflclent tent&ee and h0U4ekeeping
lI:IBelvcs, unle•• otheMae Bpec1tied.
and W'lit~t beth irequate tacUltl.a are not available 1n the Pacific
se -SlISta1n1.ne upon debarkation. Ord.i~ tor •
30 dayll. Since c~lete unloading ot any .iuble vessel Will alwaye
take oeveraJ, days, it ill well to inlure that tent&£:e and euent1a1
hOUllekeeping items arc top stalfed 110 as to be tM !'irllt CU'CO W'Lloaded.
(b) Unit loading. which 1.1 the placinE ot an ent1rfl
W'lit, wiUl all ita car£O and equiplMnt. in a '1n&le ship 11 aJ.~ to
be deeired. but 11 rarely aCCc::qlllllhed. b l l dct.aehrMnt:l which have
little equiJnent, my hope to be lDaded intact. but l&rcer units m;q
expect to take with thlEl only personal baC£&fe and equipcent specially
aarked to accOl:lpa1TJ" troops (TAT).
(c) Unitll lIIOv1nc to the rear. for reet I.fd rehabili-
tation or any other purpo:le. will e&rry only l'!'d.n1= supplies for \lIle
enrouto and three d.a;T$' supply ot CWlIlll I and III for ua:e at destina-
tion pending local arrangeJMnt for IIUA'ly.
(d) The tonnage 'IIh1ch w1ll be alloeated tor l1!t ot
a particular un1 t ill detem1ned by the t,.pe cOClIlIander.s and con!1r:led by
the CinCPQA shipping schedule. It 14 on the blls14 ot thelle ~e
I1guras that allocations ot shiPP1nB are l:llIde. ConsecpenUy any_jor
revision of these figures can be made onl,y with ext.r_ ditficult".
and at the risk of Qr'OlIll1ng wt other essential <:argo. The nt1I:latell
Jr.&de for Air Force units are baaed pr1mar1l1 upon tha Tlble ot Organiza-
tion and Equipment under 1'b1eh a particular unit 11 organised. &II
mod1tied by experience. Bulky or specW itelna ot equip;ltlnt are
calculated !'rom the T/O & E; approx1mately 2.2 llleuur_nt tone per
man. are allocated for general eupplillll and hwlltlkeep1ng equipment,
and .6 measurement tons per man tor 1Jlitial lltocke ot suppq. -' l1at
ot theee est1z:lated tonnlgelf tor organlzational equ1paent and suppl1ell
tor each t;rpe Air Force un:1t, .. c~Ued' by .uFPO-', 11 included u
Table IV.
(e) Paallenger v85lell, which e:merallJ' ehatr lelll
unifonllity than cargo shiPS. also vary greatq in speed. em. a rough
average, personnel shipa ani tour knote tutar than carco ships, their
;wpeed an,ywhere f'roIII 15 to 19 knots. ~ re!erence to fables n and III
the I:I1niJnwll travel t1Jlle for direct pusqa be'tfteD the ohief Pllo1fic
porta IlIlQ' thus be determined for an;y vusel ..mose Bpi'" 11 kno'm.
(J) Small Boatll ~ Cra!'t. VelInls
disoharging operatiOiiB sUCh as ~lit and lJIG)hibloue veh101..
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hilloeopte.rs assigned to the ship. The Repair Ship is used only
until ground service organizatiOI\ll can be established. When theDe
are set up the ships are available to move to other IDOre advanced
positions or to supplet'lent the work ot service organbatiOI\ll.
(2) 11Ie Aircraft ILI1ntenance Unit (Floating) i8 II
smaller craft than the Repa1.l' Ship. It is a oonverted FS (Freighter,
3lMll). It bears a complement ot ) officers and 4B enlieted men.
t'hia organiution perfonns third echelon of aircraft repair and 1a:
.t.ationed nearby an ~ Repair Ship. Normally a 1o!aintenanee Unit
le auigned to one combat troup 'llhere third echelon shore facUities
U'8 not provided. 11Ie Aircraft ILI1ntenance Unit (Floating) i.e very
dD1.l4r in organluticm, personnel and operation to the Repair Unit
nth the exception or the size and the echelon or maintenance performed..
lepaire to accessories are accomplished on the ship and wo the unit
:'s capable of go:lng ashore for' pertorming on-th~lIpot repairs. Th18
latter work is ACcomplished by a SI:lll1l mobUe unit equipped tor
uaphibious operatiol\ll. In ease repairs cannot be accomplished they
ae transferred to the Repair Ship. While close liaison is normoll,y
lII.1nt&1lled bet-een the KaintenaQce and Repair Shipe, there are many
t1me1l that the ltaintenance Unit operates 1ndepend.8l\t~. It theretore
1lUSt. be self-:JU8ta1n1ng. A8 a practical matter there 18 considerable
overlapping on the type ot work. pertormed on each vessel. The ~
l1.ad.tation 15 that both ve5se1..l perform the work thq can with the
toola avallable. Generall,y both Repair and 1o!aintenance Ships serrice
COIDbat units onJ,y until ground. allM'ice organizations can be moved 111.
The Repair Ship operates as the repair depot llh1le units ot the
Klintenance Ship 8erYe indirldual aintrlpa.
(c) The Air Forces also ll<8ke oonsiderable use ot
4S', 6)' and 8S' Rescue vessels, for investigating oftshore cruh.. ,
and tor 10eal aal't'&ge operatiCJ1lll. 11Iese vesse1..l are, comparativ~
speald..ng, l.1f:"ht~ built, taat, and ot ahort range. Par these reaaona
their Wle1'Ulnell8 18 mostly confined. to oUshore operation, and. they
plq no conll1d.erable role as e&rriera of cargo or personnel.
). llarkin,g ot Supplies tor Surtace Tranaportation.
a. 11Ie proper marking ot paokages i.e .,ery i.Ilportant. Good
-.rId.n« aaaurea the deli't'ery to oonsignee ot all uterW. All it.8,
_Ather boxes. crate., or burxUee. lIlust be marked.. Marking lIrWIt be
briet. olear and. on the designated. spot ot the box, crate, or bundle.
All. old -.rJc:1nga. colorll, etc. -.at be COIlIPleteq obliterated.. All
~ _ t be eo applie:i so that at leaat ODe h1"tace at each
cmta1.Mr will be tree traa -.r1l::1.Dp.
b. RormaJ.J:r. onrseu addreaa lIlIrk1nge tor both.ajntenaDoe
ud unit 8hipping wUl be at lean It incheB 111 hdt:ht and other
e1lmo11e:i .ark1nge rill be at but 1 inch in height. On ccmta1nC'll
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too s::'.a11 to accOlT.Odat.e Ulese Shes, the largest prnct1eable size
will be used. Under no COncl.1tion"ll1l1 Al'O numbers be uaed tor
add.r.,::a on any Shipment, l1ll.ter or air: Procedure tor correct
addrossing of shipments tallows.
c. Because Air Force t.echnie&1 supplies are COl:lmnly Wlky
111 proportion to their weight (b&lloon urgo). a Il!neb Ilhip is not
ordinnrily loaded e.xclusive4" lI1.th Air Force cargo. AI a gencral
rule, this careo is top-.loaded on rationa, a=m1tion, or oU:er 1flllthty
it8l'll5. lIence it ill generally i.I:lpract1cal for the Air FOTees to exereiee
any control over the routing and destil'l&t1ona of ve~lIe1:l. ::A!Jt mnute
diversions of cargo trcn one illlam destination to Mot~er can be
accOr.'lpliehed, for the l:lOst part, only by tra.'tSShiPPint trolll t~
or1einal destination. For this reason. also, it is particula.rly 1J:I-
portant that Air ~'orce cargo be plainly and co::plllhl1 _rJced tor ready
identification.
d. Two general systems at carking cargo tor water trar.s-
porlation are in use. One of these SYlltema applies to the C1arld,n/> of
unit 1.mped...1Jnenta both when cargo is to acc~ troops (TAT) in. a
chanee ot station or when cargo is lIhipped 1rld~endent ot troops, The
other system is used Cor maintenance ship:ents. This cargo 15 eonsiened
to tho Ulling organization through use of a different l»thod of carld.nt,
(1) l!arldng Unit !:lpedir.enta.
(a) Shi!J:!eIlt nUlllbers are u3Ucd to each unit for
each lIeparate DOVeoent. This shipcent nUlllbel' is to be used ~ tor
that IllOvement and in the event ot a future QOvllCIent a new sIiIPQent
nUlllber will be issued.. Unit tlOVEIllents ariSing rrc:a't.ie C(fl.tinlllltal
llm1ta at the United States have a tour figure shi~t naber
ordinarily tollD"ing b:l- one or core letters of the alphabet, i.e.,
lO42-A or S$49-XX. J:OV8l:lents wiUtin and trom theaters ot operat101\lll
outside the continental 11m1ts at the United Statu have tive figure
shipment nUnlbers and rJAY have one or DOn letters following Ute
t1eUres. i.e., 98167 or "2IO-A. 'the hiiher headquarters iszrui1lg the
movement order maintainS a record of all such sh1pMnt. numbers, inClud1n4l;
the unit to 'Which it 'Os issued and the lItations !'rom'llh1ch and to which
the unit J:lOved. This WOrll1&tion ill passed to all interellted agencies.
Therefore, it is not necessary, and in fact prohibited, to include on
the box J:larki.n8 the shipplng: designator tor the destination of the W'I1t
since the shipment number indicatell the unit and destination. The
3hipment nUnlber IIl\1lIt be clearly ID8rked on the top, side and. right ~d
of G/lch box, crate or bundle. ltDtor vehicles too will have the shijXDCIt
-.mere it can readily be seen. These marJcW$ should be at least 1,
number stenciled on the tTQnt and. rear buIDperS as well as other loeaticna
inchon high and should increase proporlion.a te l1 with the size at thl"
container or p1el::e of uncrated equiplll8nt.
 (b) In order to identifY all impedimenta, identi-
f1:ation ntIlDbeTS should be given all IlOtor vehicles and each package
of unit 1:Ipecl1Jllenta as well as shiJ'llent numbers. Kotor vehicles
sh)uJ.d be numbered. consecutivelJ', starting with 1, and after the
la,t vehicle to be taken overseas has been nlJ'!lbered, the boxes start
with the nut consecutive nucber. Also, where a unit has severaJ.
su)-units, such as a group, each squadron earl be given an ident1.tication
le~teT. Thus, the 2Sth Bomber Squldron is given the letter "A" and a
pa.:kage m.unbeT would be A28. 'nl.u nUJ:IOOr should be placed in t!le
10"fltr right hand comer of the top, the upper right Iulnd corner of the
side, and the upper left hand comer at t.'le end of the box, crate or
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(c) Each container, sepaTate piece of equiP"'"-ent
and vehicle (o.xcept ratione and gasoline drw:Is) will bear a blue band
about two inches wide, located near the left edge around the small
perimeter of the container, or on the bumper. A circular band w1.l.l be
pllcoo across each end ot the container near the top.
"Ident1.!'1cation of Organltational !ql~ta and Preparation of
Records CoMemine ita Shipe.ent n (toI)!. -Preparation tor Overseas
Uovement" (POll) and Techn1calll.anual )tl-412.
(2) IW'Ic1ntI of Carm tor 1!a1ntenance ShippinB.
(a) When carRO 18 beine shipped by l:laintenance
shippinr;, it 1lI\Ut be oonsi(rned to the con'1gnee through the use ot a
d1!'!eren.t shiw11lg a.ddreu than Ie the C&llIe with unit equi;cent.
Certain othel' intonD&tion alao Ie d1!ferent.
(b) The &n-angemllllt of Illllt'kings on the packages,
as 1roll as other pertinent det&Us, is covered in T.O. ClO-35A-lh lIhich
must be followed.
(c) The WOl"l:lll.tion required to be stencUed. on
tho package is listed below!

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(d) The weight to the nearest pound and the cube
to the nearest cubic foot should be stenciled on the upper left hand Overseas Address D ~

comer of the aide of each container. The we-ight measurement should

be the total weight or the container and its contents. To c<mpUte the Authority No. sp-,4962
cubic IlINsurement, take the overall outside dimensions of the container
or its con~nt., whichever is sre4ter, Ulen multiply the height by the ShiPPina Ticket Ho. RAn 16~962
ler,gth, all l118hUrements being in inches; the result lI'ill be the cubic
cortent in cubic inches. Then divide by 1,728 to uet cubic footage. Property Clus CW' O2-D
In considering overall dimensloM, bottOlOS and ends of containers are
Contenta Description Parte, 1820 Ena1ne
included as well UI greatest projections in irregularly shaped objects.

(e)Dangerous and hazardous cargo will be plainly

Box Ho. "'" 21h
marked With stickers and 14bels recp ired by regulation. II labels aTe .,800
not aVll1lable, boxes will be stenciled in red "DAlIGEROUS CAR~.Q". We1&ht

(f) ,"Illy box, crate, bundle or vehicle specified by

lllOVeI:Iont order or Post Cor.:mander's request to eo overseas on the sar.e
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When suppUes are ehipped in leta, all cCElPCnent containerS ot the set
ship as the personnel is marked "TAT" (to accOlllll&I'lY troops). The "TAT" must b. kept togeUler. This 18 accocrpllshed b1 pa1.ntlng a t"D i!lch
should b& encircled in red and should 1nc"'...cdiatel,y follow the shipcent blue d1.llIk below the deloription ot the contents, and st«Jc1..l1ng Ule
murber. TAT equipl:l(lnt will eenernJJ.y consist of Illi.n1murn equipoent
identt.tyi1lg WoTlllltion under the di..lJkl
necessary for housekecp1ne. All containers of such equifEEnt should
han a diUer8l1t I1nd s&parate serielll of package ~rs, each number Set 2, 21t BoJr: 10/40
consecutive within this new series and end1.ne in "T".
In addition to the above llllU'ld1Ill:s, 11 the cargo hU passed Ulrough an
(s:) Perlllonal baeeage of officers w1ll be marked ldth Air Force Intransit Depot, the packages 11'111 be oarked with the AFID
the n&IlIe, IJel'1al nwer and the shi]Xlent nUlllber listed in the lI\Ovement number. Thlill nlGber w1l1 appear on two aides ot each package stenciled.
ord!r.
inside a diamOndl
(h) References Cor cClllplete details of lIIllrkines for fA J94J2
unb 1r.lped.1Jnenta aTel Headquarters, AAFPOA publication "Standard
Procedure for Overseas llovernent" (SPO!!); llaT Department releases
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(d) Tho "overseall address" is considered the most
essential marking and warrants a lIlOre detailed discussion. I t 18
through this medium that the arrival of all material at the correct
:l:estination is aosurod. Unlike shirmO!'lts of organizational impedimenta
mere a \Il1it is designated thro\J8h use of a shiJ7.1ent number, ma1ntenance
ship::lents are addressed through use or a series of codes as £ollows:
Example
Shippinc Designator DWA
Symbol at ShiPPine Service AIR
Sub-Desisnator 5017 .
In this example, DtNA-AIR-sD17, tho Quam Air Depot is the consignee;
DlIVA being the destination and 5017 identU'yine the Air Depot. AAFfUA
Jemorandum of 11l4ay 1945", tUe )11.25, Subject: "Establishment and
1Jtilization of Coded Shipping Addreslle!l" identli'ies each Air Servico
iJl:'oup and each Air Depot in the &rea with individual symbols. These
symbols are preceded with "5" tollo1rod. by a number beg1.rmi.n8 with
one (1) and e:xtendinB through 99. Thb nUlllbcr is knOlm to port
luthorlties and 1nsures delivery of material to the correct destina-
tion. The s;ymbol ot shipping service rlll var'J "Ifi th the type of
rnppUes beine torurded. Thus AIR-oRD would l.ndlcatlJ Ordnance S".Ip-
plies tor the 118e at the AAF. CarBO for Air Force u.'llt3 stationed at
U1 island where there are no Service Groups "Ifill be carked for the
tir Foree Supply OUlcer at the particular islAnd locati~n. Thus a
~hip:mcnt to the A.'"SO, Tara..... Island, Gilbe.-t Group ,",ould be mrked:
AI'IOL-AIR-S17
The ':517" 18 used to dell1{:nllte tho Air Force Supply Officer. Cargo
for units such as Air Tranlljrt COIlIIll8.Ild (ATe), or ~ Air Force:J
Cor:mun1catlons Syst811 (UCS unitS would be markedl
GIFT~Am-SA'1"C
GIFT-AIR-sAACS
4. DocUlllentatlon of \'fater Ship:t!(lrttll
a. The ShiPP1ne addreoa, stenciled on the container of cargo,
is ord1narily adequate to br:l.na euppl1es to their ultimate destination.
Jb'wever, actlvitiell in the theater, responsible for Wl.lOading of
vUlsele. diatribution ot cargo, receiving of cargo at supply points,
a:w:l. stock control, also require tor planning purposes inl'ormation as
to) what will be received, and. when the material will arrive. This
btormation i.e conveyed in advance by r4dio and air mail dispatch.
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~N &l"e ftr!aUllnl in dOOl.Rtnw,Uon do endinc
t.'fJ'lIt of ~~t. Doolatntat1on or ~ A110 1~=1
toM aov.rd Iol'\d
.ter1al shipped ~ the West Coa,t to the th...tlr w:I...U "ar;r
deperzd.lnc upon 1Ihethv the shiPDent 18 personnel, garriaon euppli..,
or maintenance supplies. Documentation ot IlhiPlMlnta -.natina: t\"oaI
within the theater 13 at variance With West Co&st procedur". DetaUI
at then various procedures are contained in War ~ent. Teehnical
Manual J8-412, and in Supp18lllllnt One to th1a ~ual. Diltribution ot
thelll rAdioa and dispateh811 is contuned in the &boTe rlterences u
well &II in the publ1.catlolUl POV and SPCIl: reterred to in the ,eetion
on 1l8rldJJg. A brier description ot the wanel WonIIIt1on prep&1"8d
b7 the Y&rioWI llhipping agenciea tollmnll
(1) Personnel and Qa..."T1eon Sb1~rn. Weat CO&IIt.
ror unita,' ca.suals. repIaCElll8ntll, or SUPPllu 1iitO fJifi tJi...t.er
on Shipn.ent ~nl, rM10s and dllpatchea are reeebed fro- the
Air Otticer attached. to the Port ot labarkI.tion rn. whioh thl lhis:ment
embarks or through 1n!ormation copi" ot d.ilpatchea: prepared b1 ~ed
:Jerrice haTin& the predominant interest 'When joint load1na:. occur.
Information on vessels carrying peraonnel or material IIOrlzlg under
Shipn.ent Number will nomallJ' be forwarded u expll1ned in tol.lowina:
paragraphs. These papsrs are forwarded by the IIh1pper to JOSCO,
COIGERVPAC, % fleet Post Ottice, San F'rancilco, Cd1tomia, tor
further distrlbut!on. Wormation coplu are u.suall1 wo lent to
AAFPOA 1.t the vessel contains AJ7 Cargo or peraonnal.
(a) DISPATCHFS.
1. Forecast Radio.
SubUtted at 1eaIIt 24 hour. prior to
saillng elate, giving the n8.lIIe ot the Ttl,ueJ., port 1Ier1al InlIIlber and
saU1ng date. This torecast now dUcont:1llued.
2. 5ai.l1ng DlIIpatch.
Prepared by IlI8inland Portll ot Dllb&rlcation
and lIent to appropriate shipping authori tiee within area ot dUeharge
within 24 hours ot Tessel departure gb1.J'JI vellsellWlMl, 1nd.1eator,
departure date, destination and general carlO breU:dO'/ltl 1ZId/0r
pall3enger list &II folloot
a. WOO DISPATCH.
(p Vessel naIlIe, maw and 1nd.1cator.
(3,) Type of veuel.
StatUII -- U.S.S., U.S.A.T., W.S.A.,etc.
C)
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(4) Departure port, date, destination,
total cargo in long tons and oeasure-
l:Ient tons for each port of discharge
by Technical Service or other agency.
($) Type of hazardous or pillersble cargo
requiring special handling and other
special information for unloading
requirements.
b. PASSENGDl DISPATCH.
(l) Vessel Identification.
(~) Total passengers by Service and
destination.
().> Available troop space remaining on
vessel.
c. JOSCO DISPATCH.
Q) From the Hawaiian Area, JOSCO serds
• Ceneral cargo dispatch or a general passqer dispatch as appropriate
on each vessel departing that area indicating information listed in
4b:a above.
d. IJERCO DISPATCH.
(1) Each port director sends a J.!mCO
(WIlRchant Ship COntrol) dispatch-on each vessel departing his port
indcating vessel name, code routing, departure date and ETA first port
of e&ll.
(b) VFSSEL RECORns.
'. 1. Ocean Kan1feets. Are provided to supply
detailed eargo and general transportation rntormation required by the
't'UiOWl agencies. For cargo other than that IlIOVing under shipment
nulbere, the 1II&l'I1Iest doee not displace the Vessel Record prepared by
the ~ Ur Forces. Air Ordnance 8hiPP!n& information, however. must
be obt&inaill. no~ trom the Ocean 1Yn1fest. It is recollUll~ded that
Teohnioal Manual J~4l2 be thoroughly reviewed for detailed infonnation
on -nU.sta. Data or interest to the Air Forces generally are contained
in t.he rollarina: sectional
•• Ocean lianiIest Recapitulation.
4 --.r1.. tlon or cargo br port or diicharge, t ec hl11cai Service, and
tJpt of cargo 18 included and 1e-~re..ed in -1&bt, cube. long tons,
-.d~tton.. -
or the content.. or each "P~' ~ttaU Kanir.l't. ... ea.pil&t1.ol\ ~ ita:!
diechnrge, and type at cargOr~O sh!paent abO&ni the vUII.l b7 port. of
d.tail lIl&n1.test are ON1nar~ r Mch Teehn1eal Santee. To t.h1I
Shipping Tickets turther 1.denti~~:1led the Sh1pplJ'lc Doc:ul!lSlte f.I\d
-'''''6 the it.eaa.
are prepared by Pon.lI O~'bit:'tR:i ~.ts. Separate passqer lists
information ot value to d1lI a lIlImer 1Ih1ch rill supply
at destination. Passqer ~a:.thorit1eS and persome1 agencies
d:UJcharge and Will be l1ated prepared tor each port ot
of discharge (Air Foree N further by major sections under each port
personnel for each un1t'~I"be~' ete.). WiUlin each t1ajor section,
officere, enl1l1ted, .nd chillan. ;::ar~~~~ ~~
prepared tor each port ot d1lcharge lor each !.rlIed Serv1e. or other
::
to
agencies and segregated into two groups _ accom;'ll1lied baggage and.
unaccompanied baggage. It 13 recc.=lIlded that Technical lIanual 38-4l2
be consulted for further details.
(2) 1Iaintenanee Sh1~enu ot AF Supplies ire. West Coast.
For thie type ot IllOV(III«tt radIOs ([ apatehes rein-ant to these
movementll are received trom the PaeUic Overseu Air Technical Service
Command. The method used for doc\lIIlImt1ne: these types ot ~1ies for
ehipment to the theater is the AFm (Air Forees .Intrandt Depot) Spteo.
Th1.e s;y3tern involves the control ot eacb euo t.hrcJueh UlI.igl:ent of a
eeparate number to each pack&£e. Thill n\llllbflr is kooIm all ths A:lD li~
and wUl appear stancUed on each cue within a di8l:lllnd. For 4etails ot
the projection at thb lIyatGII into the theater Suppleaent One to t.'t1lI
manual should be consulted. D1Itribution deta.iU are caTered in sepa.rate
memoranda. A brief review ot the radios and dispatehes tollon:
(a) Radio ~~rt. Th1l radio Y1.ll be prepared
tor every V881101 upon 'IItIlch a~ Azili Air Forees suppl1ee ar.d will
norma1.ly be forwarded w1thin tyenty-tour hour.! tollOllin& departure.
C&rr1eon supplies moving under lh1psent IlUItbers will be inCluded only
when those supplies IIlOve through Art!q Ur Forces Intranlit Depau. It
wlll contain the lollowin( WOJ'l:lation:
1. VeSllel name and port serial n=ber.
2. Vessel1nd1cator' it available.
1. Total Air Forces tonnage on the vessel.
!!.. VUlIlIl Destination.
2: Destination, or shipment nl.ll:lbers ot Air Forces
cargo on the v8SlIel.
1&1 1,ntort\ltion :such as nlll:lber of aircraft
Spe~~t n~~ anginell, n\l:'lber of bel)y tam
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(b) Recapitulat.ion by ~e or Cargo. This dispatch
wil: be prepared tor eaCh TellS"! for :;mica Radio Loading ~eport 1s
sent and will be nomally tol"fl&1'ded to the theater by air mail Within
tlfeJIty-four hours Iol1~ departur<!. Thill dOCUI:lent will contain the
Iol:.owing infon:l/l.tion:
1. Valleel Ml:l8 and port serial number.
2.
2.
Vesllel iJ'ldlcator if available.
Vessel Destinatjon.
Type ot carto for each cargo destination •
• to this manual.
•• (Will include aircraft by type, engines by
type. vehiclu( ball,y tanks and technical
auppl1ell only. 1
z. NUIlIber of cases, weight and cube tor each
type of cargo tor each destination.
(e) Vallnl Record. Thill is pr:1Jnarily a supply
doc\I,IIIent. It 1s prepared tor each vauel tor which Radio Loading Reports
and Type of Cargo Recapitulations are prepared and will normally be
IolY.U"ded by air mail within tort:r-eiiht hours rollaw1ng the time the
last krmy Air Forces careo 18 loaded to a vellse1. This document cotlllistto
of three sections:
1. Recapitulation or total eases, weight and
- cubage tor each authority nutlber.
2. Detall listing of intonnation regarding each
- package of W supplies. Thi" listing ill
prepared by delltination and by authority number
within each delltination.
.l. Shipping tiokets comprise the final part of
the Veesel Record. These shipping tickets cover
item information for individual cases and
IIhip:rael'lts leaded on the veallel.
,) Intra-Theater Shi~. Detail lUIth0d5 and proceduree
to be followed in dOC\1IIlfIn£lili thlii 1PfI of 1Ih1t:-ent. are ezplained. in
SuR:lsDent One to this .-nual and the publication SPOIl pMJrlously
reftrred to. I t lIuffices to sq that, in general, the shipping agency
lI'11.l follaw" the lIaIIIe procedur.. u for IIhlp:raenta coadng into the thMt.r.
DocUllerltation of cargo being mllrned to the United statell "rill follow
-the same principles that appl;r to Intra-Theat.er shipments.
(4) UtUbat10n t
The proper 8:lIPlo,mSl£ or :u&nit:,~&nd 'h'anaportat1.on W_Uan.
theater will eliminate c1.upu.c.' II W V,n.l RiClii'ai Li the
contribute JIlater1ally to ths ~~ :t ettort, 'Peed '~11 optlratl.one and
thelle doCl.llllr.tt8 lrill vary, h01Jev~
Rocoaaended uses are outUned 111
:n
thu
&roulv1 ot YUlleb. The.e or
fIJlen:11nc upon the &rfII. requtremSltll.
is contained in War Depart..q.ent T~hapter. More ~lete dieeuss10n
(a) Operltiona Wh1 h th
Kanua.1 )8..412 and 9I;lplement One
deeigned to fecUitate are diversion ~ e doo\lllente and radioll are
unload1ng of vessels and. du veuellJ adTane. pl.ann1ng tor
points for receiving ot carg~II~~t ~l actvance Pl.ann1na by IIUPPlT
receiptll at depots. ' con 11 ani t.&ll.7-in and pcatiDi ot
" __ 5b) Since ports ot dUcharr;. Ire usuall:r eelected in
t e:rm.s 0 t barbor ...... 1ieChan1caJ. taelliti. u ...u
supply depots and land tr&nsportatlon, ucr chane. : ~~ =~ to
as well all in tactical or IItratfliic conaideration _,. reaUlt in the
diversion of vesllels. Selection ot a d1tterent port ot dilJCharge requires
a review of infor:nation deecrib1ne: in seneral tel'lllll the cargo aboard the
YeBssls to be diverted. Ths carSo dete eellntial to the 8fllection of •
new port of discharge is available en the OOflll'l lIlaIl1test tor S&rruon
IIhipping and on the AAF Veallel Record tor llIIintenanc:e shiA'1n&:.
(c) In general, advance plAnninr; requ1ru only that
information in the Ocean Kanitest Recapitulation, torward'" tor personnel
or cargo IIlOVing on IIhijZlellt numbers; or tbI T)pe ot Cargo Recapitulation,
forwarded. for vessels loaded with AJ.1 1i&11Itenance .uppllea. Pl:lrt.
authorities also lmuld require the carso st.owar;e plan which cins loca-
t10n data for the variOU! t1PfIII ot cargo on IIVf1r7 Ih1p. 'l'tle Igenc:,.
detenn1ning the ultil:late disposition of AJ.F larrUcn auppllflll Ny 1n:l.1eate
the specific supply point to 1tIich they art to be deliver'" on the lut
column of the Ocean J.Ian1fe:lt. Thill intonution w1ll then be turnbhed
local ports of discharge u advance int01'l:lltion ot torthcom1n& tlaVemSlts.
On cargo documented on AJ,F Viseel Recordll c~let. proc"'UNe are con-
tained. in Supplement One to thill manual.
(d) Advance plann1.nc by auppJ.,. po1.ntt for receiving
supplies stock control sylltlllllS and tally~1n proc"'urea are Prlmar~
supply p:.oblecs and are not considered in the prorince of thU mnUi •
( ;)') Requests tor S~en Intonmation. Transportation and
hi.,.. cecllion to request
llUpply personnel in the Ulea£er ~cJ;'t itellll ot supply. Requests
special shipping lnfomation on ~ t tpfIc1f1c itma:. Such requesta
are often made to expedite shipn:er :ppropriate supply &tendes in the
are usually made to POATSC or 0 ,ta Ire 1Il&d. it ill lIl&l'ldatory that
States by radio. Ylbere these requ~e radio. In ,ddit1on to the itfllll
complete Womation be stated ~ nOlllmclature, it 11. required Ulat the
number, stock or part nur.Lber, an requellt or lIpecial projeet) I1Wllber an
authority (requisition, eJIs,rgenc y__...... two. ~ ,uted in the radio.
which the request tor til" Ue::l )'Ill,
I
 $. Ship Identification SymbolJl.
a. The conllider-llble nUl:lber ot camnercial, Naval and Army II!UPII
lOW in use to meet the requirelll8ntl tor tlheater shipping hils made necesllary
~e employment at IItandard descriptive designations for each vessel trip.
J. combination at nUJ:lerieal and alph.abetical characters, knOllTl as CinCPOA
Ship Indicators, provide this required identification. Ship Indicators
pertain to a lift, set up tor lIlOvsment by a ship to be named at some
.subsequent tiJne. The IllStchinS of a Ship Indieator nth a ship is efrec~
tive when the ship 18 set up tor loading and terminates upon completion
Cit discharge.
b. Ship Indicators are COftlPOsed or four basic characters or
double characters at which the toiloring are examples:
Dm nsW<6
The tir3t character is the capitalized initial letter of the Shipp!ne
Des1.enator tor the destination to which the shipment is beine made;
~le - D tor DUVA. For each additional shippinff designator beginning
w\.th the same lett~r, the initial letter lllId another letter selected
.from the coded destination 111 usedJ example - tIS tor DISH. the eecond
c.'laracter is an arabic n\U:lllra.l such as I, 2, J etc., and indicates the
eehelon period. The third character is a capital letter to indicate the
dominant type of !itt and 1.11 coded as tollowsl
A. - Ar=un.1tion Cugo
D - Drummed PetroleUl!l Products
]I; - Oerr1.ll0n cargo
M - Maintenance Cargo
P - Troo,.
The fourth character will be an arabic nUJllera.! and lri.ll indicate the
ntXTJal priority ot discharge within the echelon tor each dominant type
ot lift.
c. Further identification, when applicable, will be eHected
as follonl
(I) By plAc1nc betore the ship indicator with the number
or month designation at a J:Ia1ntenance shipmmt, such a.e: 2$.$ or August,
to torm this type of combination - "2$.$-DJP7" or "AUG-DW4r.6"; this
is tor the convenience ot loading agencies and 111 dropped upon com-
pl.tion of the lD8inten.c.nce losd1nt:.•
(2) By adc11n« U1e character C to U1, .Mp 1ndlc.tor to
1nd1cat. shipmenta for CbU Affairsl tUqlle _ "DBll2-c-.
() By add.1Jlg U1e letter V to '-h' ah1p 1nd.1cator for
Maintenance Ships C&rry1ng 8-29 airplan, qlnu requiring special
tranaportation, to tOl'lll this type cc.b1llation _ "DlCUJ-v-.
(4) By adding the character R to Ule ship l.nd1ca.tor for
main....enance shipe carrying reeter cargo to ro~ th1I type cOlllb1natiM _
"Dl2KI-R".
($) In order to 1dent1ty t.N re'-urn TCJ7aie or • lbip lIh1.ch
has been assigned a C!llCPQA Teaul 1nd1c.tor fbe SJ"Ibol -a" will precede
the first b&lIic character, for ex&qllt, -El-D3P7-.
d.Ship 1nd.1cators are "'- up in sch«tult. iuued perioc1i.cally
by CinCroA. They are not ua«l. for COI!IIllSrc1.al l1tta, ah1pping for thlt
Hawaiian and Warshall-QUberts areu, or Une ialJ.nd utts. Ho!fe"fer,
local ship indicaton may be us1gned for locU 11fta in particular
areas.
6. Careo Booking •
a. The respon.sibU1ty for bool:1na specific C8T&O ia with Ule
Transportation Office o!' each unit or~. J.r'ranl;fICtI'lts tor boo~
will. vary in accordance with local port procedures. Eacb Transportation
OUicer is charged with c1etum1n1ni Ule 1Qcal rtqU1re::lents ot the port
agencies and further with lJS1nta1nit1g agTllssi... contact with these
agencies.
b. local etterine or shipping reqJest !Ol"l:lS L"ld IRllthoc1s
practiced at each location are not within the sco?, ot t.'U.s 2""ual.
It is reco:::m:enc1ed that each Transportation Ottic, publish standard.
operating procedures for their 1nd1't1dual bales. Howrt"er, in all areas,
in order to standard1ze the preparation of loading pUna, sOI:Ie type of
forms are devised. The proper use of these forms, through s1JDpll.f'y1ng
and standardizing the prep&rll'-ion of the load.1ni ;.lan, eases the task
of load.int; and discharge ot the ship.
c. All sldpllents of carBO and personnel are rvouped 1JIto two
categories.
(1) Uaintenance shiplltnts.
(2) ae.rrison sh1pcents. (For purposes of booid.ng assault
shipping is essentially th~ ~e IS oarrison ,hipplni).
d. Fo~ for the presentation of oaintenance shijBents generall
present the Wo:me.tion lilted herein, and are prepared by the agency
oUering the shipcent.
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(1) Period of when :Ihip:lent ill desired and tonnage allocntion
tn Which charaed.
e. Garr:hon book1nge l'eqU1re IIOre dri.a1led WOl"lMt.10n fJ'ld
(2) Booking aCency. ~ %'$qUesta ror book1ntl U'e p~ on cl1rterent. t.ype torm than
are used tor ll&intenance auppl1es. Boxu to be loaded on We type
."..-nt are nUlllbered COl19ecut1ve4t tor each Wl1t.. Care alit. be
(,3) Destination and consignee of cargo.
a:eroiaed, in preparat10n ot torms tor Bal'TUon eh1j:lp11l£ tor the rauon
Listing b"J type of careo ot total number pieces, total
that, i t necelll&17 to have a particular 1t.• on lhart not.ic., 1t can
(h) eall~ be tound by reterring to the form. All cargo 11 didded 1nto
w.ight. and total cube. Types of carao are Cenerall;y .standard with aU geDel'al lltorage cla8llit1catione.
llIionc:les. Types of careo re!er to :fpecial inherent factors necessary
(1) '1"roonJtace~o - CU80 tor
for storage IU'ld han:l.lina on all vesselll. Those typea of cargo cOlIllllOn
to Air Forces operations are as follO'lflllI p:u.ce where it 18 Ava e ~ voyage.
s'tcn!1.ne in VI acce,eible

General Vehicles (2) Unit General Cargo - Hold lItowage car,o belonging to
individual wdts. (tnci\idis TAT).
Hazardous Special Carr,a
(J) Bulk General CarfjO - Hold etollage carSo iuued by
Pyrotechnice Heavy Utts Suppl;r tor all wdEB of tJle 0&ri'I1I0Il Foree. Th1e cargo 1a !'urt.her 1Iub-
div1d«i tor stowage pIll'pOIIell intol
other Danc:erous Cargo

-or
Belly Tanka
(a) ~eei&l stowage cOl\lllltll ot cargo euch aa
'.let Cargo &lEUn1tion. petrol_ prodUCt.ll, ac1.d.s, 8Ild other dmlgeJ"OU cargo.

Aircraft & aJ.1ders Land1.ng Uats
Engines Ar.mIunition
(5) Heavy lift deslgnation is variable depending upon loading
ad dischargin) equipment. Normally a sate minimw:l to report at! 4
hMvy 11ft will be any item weighing over two tons (4000 Ibs) aM/or
occupying 275 cubic feet or more. The exact lI'eleht iUld dimensions of
Noh heavy lilt arc usu.a.lly required. Vehicles and aircra.!t are always
considered heavy lifts and should always be listed 1nd.1vidual~.
(6) Hazardous cargo ordinaril¥ must be p1a:1.nly marked as to
contents and. depending upon the type. 1I'ill be further indicated nth
labels altued to each package or container. Further details on handling
of chemicale may be obtained in T.O. No. 24-1-5. Following are some
of the label type cargoeal
(b) other COlllliat.ll of carco 1IQrmall;y elaallit1ed lie
teehn1ca.l. suppliea and eq1 ip!ll!l.t..
(4) On Garrison ehipping, fIlrther brealcdawnll by t.ype ot
cargo under the above three claae1..tic4ltione are required. These t.ypea
of cargo are more specific t.han in maintel'llDCI ah1pp1nB. Uke in
maintenance shipping, they are priJ:ler1.l1 tor It.0wB8e; tM1. h.,.ever,
han the secondary requiraent ot tum1sb.irli the loading acmciell w1th
intonu.tion neclasary to UIIUl"e that neCNlIIJ7 combat end boulIekeep1na:
equiplllllflt and supplies can be ~ stowed. Ttle types ot carro gen~
rtlQuired tor booking garrUon iliIp:illInts arl u tollcwll
_...
Troop Space Cargo

Office Equiplilent
Special Stonge Bulk Oeneral Cargo

"""""iao
Explosives
".,..teclm1oa
!\laN, Detonators
(a) Red label - inrlairw.ble. unit G«Ieral Cargo
(juollno
(b) Yellow label - int1.aDl:lab1e solida and oxidiZing Hold Ba"age other Pe~ Produetll
materials. organisatJ.onal Equip. <:orroa:i.... L1qu1da
Killc. EquipmtV'lt ot.I:lel" DangIl"OUll Cargo
(c) Green label - non-intlMmable casalla. Caq:l Equipllll1t &. fIII1tIP
Special Equ1pMnt
(d) ·lJh1te label - corrosive llquida. VehiClee

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Othar Bul.k: General Cargo

••tor JIotor Parts

""10M Medical Supplies
PI Supplies Cbezd.cal Supplies
S1gn&1 Supplies QU Supplies (0e:neraJ.)
Engineer Suppl:1.e1l AAF Teclmiea1 S~pliee
Ordnance SUppl1ea
OlAP'IER In
(S) For detailed infol'lllllt1on regarding the booldn& ot
garriaon ah1pments it 11 recOIlEIend.ed that re.terence be made to SPOK
and POll, u well &II publlcatl.olUl issued bT local authorit1u.
AIR T:W;Si'Q!!rAnOll

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(4) Air routes outBid

Air 'i'ran~~tion
1. Gt:neral.
0.. 'i'he Air Trans'Xlrt Coc:Io.'U'Id is [;iven the rc!lpOn31bil1ty or
.,:'O',"1,d1n; air tr.:L1l9llOrtat1~ for all ~ accnc1ell in the Pllc1fie Ocean
Areas imlud1n{; tho Amy Air ilorces. In the theater, local air liMS
oper<lted bJ' A.."P;/ and j:aV'J units sup!'lCDCnt the .\Te in liftinC personnel
.:L1Id sUP!'lies.
h. Allocations of ~r tr3nllport facilit1es to each theater are
detcrcirod nonthl:r b".f t.h.e ',far Departr.lent, '.rashington. D.C., )0 to f:lJ days
in .advan::c. '!he theater Air Prioritiel!l Board in tunl apportions quotas
to the wine activities. !Urthcr explnnation follcms.
c. Air tronllport.:l.t1on is the quickest and the cost desirable
way to ooove;r per:lonnel and care<> fro::l one location to another. ltD use,
hoT/t:!ver, is lirlited.
(1) Tr.:lnsport 111rcraft can be expected to llU(pent water
tran:,;portation only to a Yer'J small decree. There is capacity for the
covernent only of essential personnel and critically required supplies.
Oc:casior.aJ.ly not e'l.-en all cmergency shipoents can be u.rtcd. "E!:lerr:ency"
shippinf; rcquiremonts constant~· run at least 100 per cent over allo-
cated tCrau:ll:;e. Therefore, it is necessary to divert cuch of the in-
tended t1.r cargo to l\':lter shipment. ~.'hen this occurs. lorrer priority
carGO 'IT1ll be diverted so a3 not to defeat the prima.ry purpose of air
transporl.ation: namely, to socure faster arrival. of the most ureontly
needed personnel or supplies.
referred to as traffic channels. o~the Continental United Statu are
tho number of aircrart 8S:li{;lled to eac~ocat101\' are baaed upan
to rel'!lember that allocat1003 and pri r:l.t~ • It 15 therefore .".11
each trai"fic channel and not the t o e s are to be conlJ'l..dered within
tils ilre established, diversion of ~~te~r~1I~hole. Arter monthly quo-
done o:'l1y in eJct.re:''lCly urcent situations.· one channel to lIOotJter is
2. Utilization of Air Transportation.
a. In order to effective1,y control U1e l"equireaents tor air tnn...
port of c:lllcntial perscnnel and critical supplies to correspond with the
available air transport space, it is neces6al7 to apply pr:I.nc1plu that
mll result in equD.lizinf; space requireoents &nd available space Tawald
th:!.s end the Air Transport Comand exercises controls throu(:h ~1r Prior-
ities and Traffic offices. A discussion or these controls follO'n l.ater.
This section is concerned with controls that D:11' be exercised b7 the agen-
cies requostinc air space.
b. 'mE HEED FOrt ESElTLU. I'E:tS)tillEL "liD SUPPLIES FOR D!ERClE:NCT
USE CAlnoT t3E USE!> AS A !mAS~:Elrr Dl DtttR!!INDm .lIR SHIPl.DlTS. L1lII-
itations on space 'lI'111 not pen:d.t this. 'iM only criterion i. UIe total
space available. Er.erttency needs will be filled by air transportation
only insofar as there is space.
c. The fallacy of requesting air transportation without every
careful consideration of available space is that laree backlog. will re-
sult, and r.IOvement by Inlrface transportation of personnel or 5UJ'Pliell
r.dr:ht secure earlier arrival datee 1:JIan can be secured bT ho141nc: cargo
for air shiJmlent.
d It is necessary to consider berore sublUttlng requests ror

(2) Phys1cal characteristics of 31rcra.ft preclude handline

air priority whet.'ler the requirement 18 core ~~~; t~~~
i rtant. than obta1Jlino; . - viS .or ,;.- _.... a.
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bat crews, or is rore ::q>O i1 Co sider these !ll1d the toll~
bulky a:ad heavy Ill3terial. 'deicht and spa'ce lir.d.tations 1r.lposed by tho:le lacl: of which r:.ay delay combat opera ons. n
characteristics I:lllke it icpos$ible to lift cert.Un Daterial under any con- inc points:
di tion b'J air.
(1) Is thi~ trip nocessary?
(2) Is an air shij:EK!nt necessary?
r (3) A consideration in avai13ble tonnage is spaco on bocber
a1rcr~ boi..nE ferried fl"'OCl the zono of ini:.erlor to for.lard areas. These ()
(4)
can the sh1jZ1cot be nad,e b1 1later7
Can MY part be uater shipped?
a1rcra.f~, \'Ih11e boin{: ferried, are under the juriGdiction of ATe~ r.e-
placement crm"m destined to POA and used in ferryinc these aircraft are not (5) i'lhat degree of urgency prevailS?
charged to the AM allocation. llowover. such additional. apace as 18 avail- (6) What is the Ild.nimu:n lfei&h t possible?
able for the 1.1OVor.lont of persolUlel and GUppliefl is controlled by the ATe
and .:In dr prio]"it:r is noces:JB.rY for its utilization. This space iD 00-
dition.:ll lift to tonnage carried by ATe aircraft. Therefore, use of this
space. eontrary to ceneral belief. is not so-called "free tl tonnaee and
nust also be used rl1 th discretion.
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e. Factors um in !or.otul~~ litt requirecents my also
be used for the detemination o! ylhcther M air ,riorlty request h,
in tact, justitiable. The factors are referred to later in this aanual.
f. On cOlrlOnly used itel:ls, other than tJ'\osc tor ;:,hieh it is
stand1l'o{; policy to ship by air, i t ill rcqldrcd tlut -::hen a request ill
nade for air shipncnt of a quant1ty of those ite~s, either ~ request
.j
of those same itms be placed for l'lnter Bhipment, or a state::lent be
r.ade that 3 request has been mBde prcv1 Qusly. and the air sh1pt1ent ia
merely for ter.lporary aMrceney uaa until the arrival of the recuJ,ar
shipnent. This rcquircl:lOnt is S.O.P. for the foll<r;:inC reasons (Further
requirencnts for the usc of i~rGene:r ~que5ts are contained in Chapter
IV),
(l) :1cstrict!.on of qUSJ'!tit1"s for air shi:?CCnts to the
nid.IJ'.u:I rcquirod.
(2) InlJUl'C the build-uJ) of sup,l;; levels to prevent re-
CWTence of e.':ICrccncy on the s.:lr.Ie iU:::ID.
(J) l'rovcnt usc of air fQellHics for non-priority itCJ:Is.
c· :.1le:1 c;ler;;ene;r sU!'Pq :-equects arc .llaeed, the total e::lti-
nat?d r.eiVlt nnd euoo, tlut ~lill :)0 slcJ':'Cd M 11 result of that rcque5t.
17111 be indicated either on the c•.b1e 'lith the request, or on the iJropcr
rcqlest for.:l 1f sent tTJ air l:Illil. .here such i.3 not .:r/.:tilable, place
er.le:'ccnc~- rcque.tlt and h:lvc supp~' ~"'Cncy 5u1:1".1t ","ei&ht5, u!>On receipt of
-.-ihich. an ~r pr..oritj' 7r.Ul be t'ur:'t.3hcd. The l;-ei:;:,t and cube thus in-
dicated i:; u:Je(,J to ,reject nil' 3~irrwnt tonn.'l:;e ficure!: for cOo-:.parison
";t.t!I t.l"IC Cll.7cnt allocations.
1 (4) l!anner 1.11 which traffic 1.11 handled in tl'Clsit.
h. ...rter tletcrnination that 3n air shipnc:1t i!: required, in-
foroatian can be obtainod !'rQ:1 the 10c31 .'.:I,r !>riorities office of the
Tr<2Ilsport:ltion Section on ouch ::I.:lttc~·s 0.:; avclable sp:i.Ce and current
,,I
baclaoc s •. These further cnns!.deratlons o!'tr'n tines 17ill nakc ~·ro.ter ship-
l:'.ent tlore fcnsible. The Air Priority offices ...1111 maintain close contact
ui t1-, tile Air Transport Cor.mand in order to secu:"C narinu::l control over
:rlr shil~L-1C and thereby prevent conco3tion.
i. There arc further principles I71th rcc:arc. to conservinG air
trnnsportation ~mich, rmile ther art:! not I'lre5mtl~' ;>ubli:;hcd as direc-
ti'/cs, are rtensures that should be considered.
(1) In trll1l6pOrting personnel by nil' to forrrard areas i t is
cor=n practice to pen-lit special 'l1Cight allOm'll1ces to individuals for
carrr..n::; "lith them GUch 1~inent.:l. as beddinG, a=, etc. This frequently
is .n unjustif1o.ble \T3.sto of valuable air apace. Ordinarily sueh HODS
are obtainable at each baso.
(2) Foresir.ht in stock P'UirltI cClrnonlT uaed equijneTlt
in for,tard ...reas mil reUevc the pre tent COn<;estltln ot air transpor-
tation. ?he tc
nden 1
: to depern on obtain1nG IlUppI1es 'tTl air ill per-
haps the greatest SJ..ngle tac:tor in caU8inC cDn;Il.t1on. Air tran8pOr-
tattoo is not to be relied upon 88 are other tl"a:'llportatton semccs.
In transporting SUWlies in partleular, it 18 only till" etlercerlCY use.
Routine rcquirrmrents ot ::laterial Dnd supplics CIUIIt be ordered fu enough
in advance to permit water tranaportation, Only those articles of
5Upply, tile need for which cannot POUibly be Predicted tar 1.11 adYance.
or 1Yhose aVailability 1:5 so critical as not to pen:d.t adequate stock
levels, !Ihould be issued air pr1orities.
3. Prioritie!l and Traffic Control.
One of the I:Iissions ot the Air tnnsport Ccaw'd b to e5-
p~s,
a
tablish POlicies, and procedures in con!Ot=ane41 With uistiJlg re-
gulations, and effect execution With respect tol
(1) Detert'lillation of air transport acrvice required.
(2) Deten:d.nation of traffic e11l1ble tor carriat:e lIith
the service existing through a priority syetec.
(3) Control of actual aovecent of traffic.
(S) Special tranlJPOrt project or n1ssion.
b. U'it.l:l respect to the abo'1e probleas there !0110'/1'8 diseuul.on
insofar as these problems affect theater transportation.
(l) Control of Route CaFIity. Periodic exa:nnation 1s
made of the requirements for sch8d1J1ed1'etrsnspcrt to the variO'llS
theaters through contact with those ll{;encie!l requ1r1.l1E service. Deter-
r:dnation is then carle of the general allocation ot transport aircratt
available to the ATe so as to provide llIlCh scheduled service as i. ap-
propriate for the various theaters.
(2) Allocation ot Estir..ated ca;)aC1ty tor II Route.
Once the route capacity has beeii estaMllh8dJU&bOft ducrtD8d. all0-
cation of that capacity is then cad. between the theater and an;y other
acenc1es \'tho !JaY be aceo:-ded space. In eeneral, capa.c1.t;;r 1s re~
for use of the theater l'Iith certain a::lOunts for the use of the: >Jar 1>.-
partment and for route lll3intenance of ATe. In nrtuallJ all :l.nstanees,
it 113 overall capacity (total aircraft) that b allocat.ed and not spe-
cific aircraft.
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(3) Pr10rit~PolicieO. 1:0 tr.1!'L'ic i:l carried on tran3-

port aizoral't of thO ATC 'ithOut Ehc est.:l.bli:lmcnt or a priority, (S) Control ot !lctual ••
baoed or. t.he purpooc of tho trip bainG :mr!icicntly related to the TIar
~U1 nan of traffic ilrid einC1Ct1t;.AYetl!rrt ot Tratfu. 'io 1nsure the
ettort to justify air transportction. A'!'C Mll este.bl1shed classes ot ATe r,4intD:l..n!l a coordinated 1J'/~t.e::l OfU=ron or av&1.l4ble air 8jlaCe,
priorit3· to renect the re1.4tive decrees of ecerccnC'J amI the c1n:iI:ru!:I neaTH', nuctuntion:l in actual OO'Icnent be llI'ld. tlOV~. It'J this
rrater tr3Jloport4tion. M'J adJ~ b-; diversion to
roquirellCnts for nir trMtlJ'lOrtatio~. Gon3t:.:mt su,ervisio~ i:l I:Iain-
ttLined ever ~eh priority 5'Jst.erl, alth~ thc fu.."lct.iOnll 0: screenillI:
applications for priorit:t hns beon, to a lnr{,."e c;~nt, dele,::ate<.\ to (6) PasfOencer Scronces and Cl:r:-o
other ~encics, particularly t.he '!'heater :dor Priori.t:r -:Card. The the lloCuocnt.:l.tion or ill p.o.llllen;:ers, 1l\C~ ~';o 0 !.':':. etrceta
priority cllllls1.f1cation:l a:'t: 45 follo-:rs: oviueno o ; checl;e, l~e, 'and unlOtlde },~~_~, --...e, a..-' _~ :n-'-Or1.t'J
... non:>ilJ...L" praY'I.l.ell
r'oGO, tIC to r t r<Ulspornt1on om othor intr.lns1.t tacil1tic ~ All doc;u.-
(a) Clans I - Acute ~~rcenC}" ,iill be assigned cenwtion of careo includinl; air:Tlj' blllin~ .:and t."llC~ :. pcr!~
on1,y tor pasoonters Ilnd cer.:o T'ihcn the need for air tra."'Isportatiol'l. is by ..\ 7(;, ~·t\ich. aleo no.1ntaina air !'rrl(;ht ~m1r.a1.£ and. ~c; ou~ the
eo acute thAt precedonce ~hould be r;1ven o\'Cr all other traf.:'ic and lMdi n;: and unloadinG of :>lanco as lre11 as neceallarj' noti!1.cation ~ to
should rut be dclll,Yed onrol1te for other pas:lO~::ers or careo. It is ooMit;nOcs anll contact mth CIlnllicnorll. :'.c:Jtrictiona on carriace o~
autor.w.tbaJJ.:r ass!..;,tcd for o!'!'1.ccr I:lCssan::er and courier, rer;1stercd ccrtain type!! of carCO ~:I the rosponsibilit:r of ATe. Jct41led di~
dispatch 1:1411, Cl'ltIr:enC"'J J:'ICdico.l cnsos \mCn ordered b:,' ranHn:: nedical sio:'\.:1 of p:rcpnr3.t1on a..'l.I1 doctr.lCnt:lt1on of 3hij1Xnts tor Dr' t:-;"'"\:o'")()rt
orticer. and to Prc:dliential OI"l1nstlries. "ill be tre:lted lnter. -

(b) CIIlOS 11 - r.ncr.. :'!ll'lc~' ·':ar l:is:Jio~. ·."Ii11 be as- c. :klokl.lly Jd.r Pan:ICnterll «nd Car!'
.~ll oppoood to r.ater
transpo::ot3tion, ~ihCre carco is ordWrlly ItOO tor llhi~nt «I a spe-
s1.cnocl :or '!'!ltltlcnccrs ai'ld otlrco, tho ali' trnns;x>rt of t !~ch is ncccssarJ
to the aecOM!Jliohmcnt of a rUsnon cnsontial to the prosecution of the cific veosel, 0.11' ;'>l1sscncerll and carta, after the elltabl1a.'v.lent ot a
'\7tI.t' and vhich is of (I,n e::trenely urcent Mture. Autooatically .13sicned pM.ont;:, lIrO turned over to .\TC terc'..na.lll for shipcent. The fdr Trzns-
for 'l~l, officiAl .:Ii::, n.Ul, cl.a.slli:icd C<1.1":::o, !Unds, ::.."'111 air flVl:l.CI1- port cQlY.WlC! dcaicnatca t.~ ;>articular aircraft. Utat is to bo used. The
ation pa-..ient::l. enttlhlishnont of a priority, the llCeur1.ne of 11 priorit;r r:tr.ber, and the
dc!.ivcz-J of passen(;(lr:l or carco to Af'C constitute booJdn;; for a!r trans-
(0) Class III - Ur--:cnt -.73.r ':'r::..ri'ic. ·.:ill".xl a:;si:;:t"Xl port.
for pnssencers and cm'co, the all" trMS;lOrt of ~;Mch ';s vital to the :7al'
ei'fort, but. not ot extrc..'"ICl:,· uri:c~t. ~t~. It 1:1 assicned for :'JCrso:"!:u 4. ')berd.ons of Air C"rco to :::s.ter.
llir n.3.1.l, ~r3rJ uut;r ordero fo::, uiosion 0: urt;:..nt nature M'l conb.:!.t
Cre'rnl -:d'l.tn orderftll to rchabilit:1tion centers. ". ':'ic nast cocpcd1UOUll of delivontl.l; carco is by rl.r
IIlC8IIS
S~j:1r:lt IJ8 airc:r3!'t can :rml2 quantities at a t:t5ter rate
trOo"'l5;)Ort.
(d) CIa:l. IV - Hon-vr 'cnt ;'ar Trn.!'tic. It io a3si{]lcd t.~ can be accottp'.ishcd b"/ tater $.'d;nmt. I!O"'l'WCr, Wa llin is de-
fo:" pasrxncc::,s nnJ careo, thc tranS!Xlrtitlon of 7,FOi ch is .,£ ~uf1':!.cicnt :cated i f n '}\WIt1t;r of CIU';? io booked for air a.'l1p:lC:lt, rcsultin; in
~rtancc to the ~;ar cftort to juotii'j- t::onns:lOr...~tion ::r,j air. O:uL"Ulr- :lUch a bac::lol1 t.1mt carto could arrive ea:lier at :..~ de:;t1r~Uon b1
1l:r asm.l]Y.d to ener..;cnC'J or othcr lcave or<':e::,::: and :or c~:o to T1OV'C b;,- ':at':!r G~j'DCnt. !t is t,he-cfore nccUSllry, in oNe:' to pre3CrYe t.~
o.1r r.henever 3ptICo in available. ,Uoo usOl! £0::' sh1:rying to po-:'nts not )r:"rull"Y aclvantar;eo ot :lir tral'ls,ortatirr., to di\-ert carco fro::!, 3ir to
nomaJ.l;r covcrod b'J ':1l!.tcr trnns .o:-tat1o~. ".1:1ter.
(4) Theo.tc::, Air Priorit;:r BIx::U. .3u~:enentar;,· to the al--; b. .'.ir ::r.rc bac::lO:;3 often rcc.ch serious proportiOl'lS. ca:am
o
10cat.1on of space to the tlICetera, eacll thcater, act1n- jo.:.."'\tl:· ~rit~ .\':'C c
3Onoc dicbtco thut only Cb30Cll ) an:l be diverted; :nlCh a procedure,
J;o-,;cvcr, .)(.nnlhO the orJ,erlnC a:;coc7 \tuch l' ~crate
111 ita requests
hnvo eotablbhocl t.hcater Air Priority ":oard!l thro".lC: '::~ch requcsts ~or
llir tr3ll.~rta.tion arc channeled for :tp::-ovd 0::' di::l3.~)ro\·nl. .Ul ::UC:l ~or S
prioritieo, while cTE.lj)t1n:; thll n..,."Cncy v.h1c~
':'laS exorbitant • .usa,
r'CllUC:lto for :.rrT;.J' :.11' 'o1'ee por:xlrJ'lel arul s1.l:,:'l:· o:'l.;,p::II']nts ore to be the ncou. for 1tcns ordered orl;;LnallY on C'lllss ) ani It prioritieS o;J;'f
cl'ulnne1ed throU{;h the pro;x:r ,\-'So' trOOG~ortation ofi'icc. Mve o.snunod urcent ?1"O')()rt10ll0 3') thet 1\011 theY actually l:lCri t prior-

for:/8..~
ities 1 MU 2. A:r,r divtll'sion b7 peroons unfa::d1iar ':"lith the loo.st1cal
00.1 tnct1c:u lIitUllt101111 in the o.reM DlIY jeopardize 1'Ull per-lli
romance of tho Air Forco n1ss1on. GonllequonUY it 111 the rcsponSib t1
of t.:1C' ~:ivcrt\nc ll;;cncy to insure that:
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 5. Characteristics of Air 'i'rnnaportation.
"
a. "'.ovecent of ca.r;:;o by l'.1r involves deteiled ,lann1IIG and
(1) Air carGo will only bc diverted fro::l nir to ·.~",ter cialized knowledce. The purposes of this discus~on are to fUmish
orJ.y when lin earlicr arrivnl d.1to can be ~cUl"Od by surface trnns- spa ppreciation of the cooplexitics am to point out further l1n1ta-
pcrtation than by air. :'o~s of air transportation.
(2) liecossary T(lpac:~1nG of bo~03 for \'mter ~p;-.ent, b. The averllbe nmber or hours utilization per d3Y aM load
chancinc of "In-the-eloar" l:I8l'l:in[;D to "coded" o.d.dI"e3!:ie3. onel r:ovi:l~ 1ItIich can be obtained frOtl car&o aircraft m.ll depend. u;xm the foUem-
tro supplies freD nir terminn1s to mltcr ports is perforned \rl.th a ing factors:
minimum of delay.
not n.y more (1)
than llu::lber
100 hour. of~ Crel'lS ( regulations provide '\oK'
per oonth).· "'..... CI'e":l'S shall.
(J) Space 15 procured on vessels, such as Red Bill or
conb<'.t ships, Tlhich ean be assured of priority dischar(Je at thc des-
tination. In establishine methods of outsinine fa!lt delivery of di- (2) Route to be n=.
verted careo, it is -:mIl to el:lphasize that an ar:r;rcs&!ve Trans!>orta_
tiGn Officer will find rmye that htlve never been canonized as S.O.P., 0) SCheduJ.e:ret uo..
to load seall arlOunts of careo aboard vesseh. For cy.at'l;:>lc, cnrao
tluJt r.d.cht ordin<:u'ily have to be repacked for r:atcr shilT.:Cnt c.:m sor:tC- (4) DayliGht or 24-h."lur operation.
ti.lrs be loaded into e:lpty staterooms rr.l. thout extra p:lckacinr. or craf,-
in:;. At other tines, carGo cay be placed, rr.l.thout special pacJ:1I\i:, in (5) M.1'jlOrt facil1ties.
the square of the hatch. Mother expedient that should be practiced
is to have a clear understandins with tho ~ater port authorities in (6) Type or aircraft.
order to establish S.O.P. arran(;eulents to assure last ::dnute hnndlin{;.
Thele :lrraJ\Cecentll should include procedure for the use of ccml:>at 'res- (7) Yaintcnnnce and service available.
sel.. Continued air frei~t bacl'.loes make the!lc arrancenents ~tory.
(8) i'ieatl\Dr.
c. The handlinG: of diversions requil"() s the use of special
expedients only n fcm of which are referred to herein. fuel:r nnd in- (9) eornunicat10rla.
te1.1icent use of any spet:ial resources mil be in direct proportion (10) Attrition as a re5'llt of ccebat or other rl:f1n::: hazardS.
to the enera em eood Judl"lCnt shann by the Transportation Officer.
The Air Transport Connand ordinarily '11.11 never divert /dr Force carco
..nthout (;ivine advice to th:lt effect. The ATe Tlill eive t.he Air Forces
c. DecnUse the above !actors are ~eter.:rl.Mte,except llhen the
plan of operation is knotm, it is i!'1pOs:;ible to stolte dertn1tely ver t."'e hours
an ~portunity to select an alternate means of trlUlSj)ortntion. 'There-
fore, With this cooperation frOl:! the ATe, no ol')e handline theso ship- of utilization or the load that cenerally C:l.... be e:QCCtcd, i'.ar:e • ror
broad. lo(tistical planninc, it oay ':>e 3.S:Jlf'.ed that 75 per cent of the total
I:lCnts can afford to be cOl:lp14ccnt or unaceressive. It i:; T,-cll for
n:tinc,er~'
nUDber aircraft doll be operation31 ant! that ·:hc:n a nc-;: NIlte is be!.nc in-
each Transportation. Officcr to follow theso rules: ' itinted five hours of operational can be reMor.cll1:r .:-.nti-
cipated. As experience and naiJ'lwnatlce fo.cil1ties ie;lro..-e, thiS nIDbcr
(1) Complete arrancements for diversions at once.
r.l1(;ht be incroased to ten hours of operation a daY.
(2) Soc that the carBO eets out. d. sw in genoral tomS oi tJ'le lCO~t
or euCO that ~
(3) Continue to foll0\1 up a~cressively, and advifle con-
ternent
norn>all.Y be 10"'''' on th' ",",0" "1'''
0' ",,0 on«,..rt " ,.."... dUn-
"",-,h """ " o",,~~l:r
oult. AdditioruU. root.o" t.o be ,on""....
«late t.o ."""". ond tt.o. in
sidlee of action taken nth cOf:'lplete shipping details.
nicht. A' oPPO'''' t.o obi"""" "J ",",,"
the ".jor root.or, ..,"'", 'hO 1''"'''''' "".m ,,' "" """'0:>''''''''''
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))ilnensions are or consideration only insofar as tho door:l and plane
interior will accocmodate the UlI1ts or earf:O to be loaded. ':'he Air
7ransport Cor.I:land has data in the rom or charts and t.a.blcs tor plnn-
nine loads for tho various routes and night tor each t"JPC of plane.
TI\ese data. are volUl:'linou.s and or a special1:l:ed nature, and tJ\creforo,
;; i ro not included in this manUlll exceptinn tor the general int'omation
~ Table VI. The 8!lsential ll::Iitinll carco-earr-ftne character1/Otlcs
:~'~I~I~liIUU~UIUU I~UliIU Ilh are'
(1) Size and location of carso door.
~ !i (2) Height of door r~ e;rvund.

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I~ (J) Size of cargo COlllParmcnt.
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~ (4) Strength of noor.
,
(,) Location ani lcneth of carco tie-do'rn:1 l1tti!lCll.
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(7)
Ihmber and type

Allowable cargo load.

:!Cats.

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~ (&) l.1ax::I.JIntri cross neleht.
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8 8 i• ~ ~ ~ ~
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L1l:dtations on position of center of gravity.
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~ 6. Preparation of Careo fo::' Air Sh1p=ent•

" 'nle preparation of cater:l.als for sh1~t by air necessi-

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~Iill
a.
tates the provision or adequate protection ata1nst handl1nC an::!. storace
conditions en route 1!h1ch. at the S.:l-"':e t~e, peclt:l the nost efficient
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b util.ization of available trans?Ortation am h:Lndllnt facilities.
. b. Air care o is urGent carGo. Th.1t !Such e<U'&O rIlach ita des-

II~ I~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ p~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i i H
tination in usable condition is i!:pcr",tive.

ji c. In contrast to surface carriers. l'IlIil7J.t as r.tIll as cube

11Jrtl. ts the cargo capacity of aircraft. Thereforo. T\i.ni.rlUO tare mcht.
consistent with adequate protection of thtl shipr:lOnt. ill a r.lUllt. Since
handlin~ and stornGe conditionll encountered b"J air shipnts are ten-
erally less severe than those encountered by sur~oce shipnents. certnin

iTI.
l1e!l.t l181ch t"JP88 of packacinb naterlal S and container:l t'l83 be safely
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b. The folltn'l1.n(l r.IllrY.1.ncs are to be stenciled or painted

d. ':/hile i t ill not intended that air shipments be prepared
for lltoraco under adverse conditione, carco lloing to overseas des_
tinations, because of in.1dequate handline racilities, is ~requentJ.y
IIxpo5ed to rain and conditionll of extreme humidity. TO.YT:l.thstand
thellQ conditions overseas cargo requirell interior containers con_
on each case I

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Overseae add1"'llS8 in clear GUAll::A!'SO
Priorit)" Ilumblr
Authority llul:lber
APR_3-15962
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for $):)

structed or '\Tater resistant na.terialllj conta!.ners Tthich ,rhen TItlt '11"111 Property Clan ER-3E-lh5J
02-<>
!'et.ain their load carryinc 1Io"ld protective quillties. Contents
Carburetor, R-))$O tnt.
e. Air cargo is more trequently handled than surface sl1i~
Quantity ard She an. ,..",
Outside Dimensions Dim. 40 x 20 x 2{)
ncnts. Throw.h operation of priorities, loss urGent caTEo may be re- Gro8ll ':'I'eieht WT:.. 100 Poundl
placed by l:IOre urcent cargo at stations en route to destination.
illbhts direct to destination are the rule only '\There hiGhest prior-- c. The overseas address on air Ship:ll6tltll, unllke tho" ad-
:.ties o:pply; it is often necessary to transfer careo fTOr.! one airplane dresses u.sed for water tranll!Xlrtation. docs not include a coded des-
to another. The fuel load of an airplane is determined by distance ot tination such as OWA, UT J etc. Destination ll'ill be rsarked -in the
the ni;;ht and mather conditions. This directly affects the cargo clear", i.o., GUAl!, Om1,,:r,. K'ThJAILIll, etc. :iar ~ t j)011cy,
capacity ot the airplane and I:I&Y require cargo be orf-loaded tor another harrever, does not permit Wlit designation IlUch as 76th Serv1ce Group
n1(tht. The loading am unloadinG of a1reratt is tor the most part done to be indicated on a packace lIith the "in tlle clear" destination; nor
by hand, therefore whenever possible the unit package or ite:r.l should be is the use of APO m.nbers perlllitt.ed. It is therefore necus&r)" to in-
of such 'l'l'eight, size and shape to perm1t ite easy handling by one man; dicate the receivinc orcanization throueh use of S'Jt1bols. These 1lyD-
seventy pounds is the desired max1.l:IUIII weight per unit packs£o. hols are tho limns as used for water shirnent carld.ncs aM are available
in AAFPOA t:O'I;\orandUT.l or Hila)" 1945. File )1l.2$. Subjectl "t~tabl1sh­
r. C<u1;o sboa.."'d aircraft !:lUst be secured to the deck 50 that r.lent and Utilization of Coded Shipptnll Addresses for certain ftra; Air
.it cannot shift or oovc dur'...nc ni{;ht., This is acca!lplished by the UN Force Units Stationed in PO!". and al:lendr:!ents. -Application or these
cr lines and various t;rpes of Dechanical goar, all of which i::Ipolle severe S'JllIbols to&ether "i11th "in the clear" !larking is as foll(lll'lll
oo:.lprllosion loads. The unit packaze must have the rifP,dit;r to .safely
~thstand tie-dcrnns. TO, AFSO
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C. Flights at hich' altitude produce 10\f temperatures and WPAlI
ch.o.nces in alzlospheric pressure which Ill47 adversely affect certain mater-
ial!!. Protection such as insulation or S?Ocinl closures, Dust be pro- FOal AIR..s26-En2E$26
'01dod.
APR 2-3801
h. :letailed instructions for preparation of frei8bt for air
Il.up:lents a...-e contained in T.O. 110. 00-25-9 and T.O. ?lo. 00-35A-lh. d. All 1lr.:r:I Air Forces shiF'Cnts 'II'1ll have the dilti.ncti'ftl
blue band painted on each boX indicatmg that the package conta1n.l ~
7. ~nGs for Air Shipnent. Air Force supplies.
a. S!'Iip:lents !:lade by air will be in the claar. Emergency e. The A.irw~ bill label, which ill copy No.1 of ~ Fom 9)B-2,
nature of shi~ts oake i t 1l:Ipcrative that supplies transported 'by l'I1ll be affiXed to one package or each shiP'llnt. It il recCftl8nded that
air be Nrl:ed and packed in a nannor to inll'Ul'9 quick and safe 8.7rl val the Ainray bill No. be stenciled on the paclaLee on the s1d.e opposite of
a. ultinat.e destlnation.
the label:.

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f. An Air lot LBbe1, .vJl' Fom 9$-J, will be affixed to each
packa8e of shipments CCZlprid.nc more than one piece, including the
piece or package to which the Ail"lT3Y bill is n!tixed. For further in_
tornation in regard to AM FonQ.!l 9$ reter to AAF Regulation No. 15-95
dated 19 l!arch 1945. ' ~menovor one is aVaila.':lle. is fon'larded to the consignee.
B. Doc\Unentation ot Air ShiJX!entll.
a. Control of air cargo is V6l!1tcd in t.he A'I'C after delivery ot
the cargo to an Aerial Port ot Embarkation. Therefore, shipping infor-
mation DUSt originate with the A'I'C.
b. As a practical I:Illtt.er the mvecent of air freight is or-
di.nadly so tallt that advance intonnat.ion is selda:! received reGarding
any shiJDent except by radio. Althoueh lIpeed is a liD1ting factor in
fortrU'ding inIomation on air ahipntmtll. no procedures have actually
eYer been 6lItablillbed to circl.Bllvont thill difficulty. Even on lOTI' prior-
ity ~hip!lentll, where frequently cargo 111 on hand at i'l"eir:ht tenninals
for Ul long as, and sanetimel!l longer than, ten days. no information 1'6-
glU"d:.ng the !tlipment is received except on inquiry or unless SOJ:le enter-
pri~..ng officer takes the tiDle to fol"llU'd advice to the conSi£llee. This
problem is a matter tor separate study. There follows. however. a briet
outline of methods generally used at the present time.
c. In all in.stances Ate preparel!l the AiTm!3' bill. This Airn~
bill is prepared in multiple copies. On shiJl'1ents or Air Force supplies
t"ral! the 'I1est Coast the tollO'll'1na procedures are in etrect:
(1) Copy 110. 1 or the Airway b1ll and the Air Lot Label
on lot.s containing .l!lOTe than one package lire fixed to each case.
(2) Copy I/o. 2 or the Ainra,y btll 15 forvrarded to FOA?SC
and iOOicates the receipt of a shiptnent at the Aerial Port. From this
copy ?DATSC maintaine their recordl!l tor tollovr_up on supply action.
This ropy is also u.sed to add, to the current air freight backlog in~
ventor)" maintained by POATSC.
()) Copy r:o. ) ot the Ainra,y bill is t01'l1arded to the
tbeater acency initiD.t1n;:: the lIUlJi)ly action and indicates to that ac;ency
the r ...ct that a sh:!.JX1ent of Il1r clLt1t0 has been received at the Aerial
Port. Copy lItICbers 4, $, and 6 arc reta1ned tor local usc.
(4) Copy 110. 7 or the Airway bill io fOr'.~arded to PJA7SG
With the Plane 110. am departure date for Comolction of their 9lpply
action tiles and to deplete their air rre1l;ht"bacldoG inventory.
($) .I!o shippin;; infOl'tl:1tion OUl(;r than llr':fl.j' bill
l!o. ) is forl'tarded the theater b"J ATe. The obrlou~ real<:Jl\ 11 that
rre18h t otUinarily r.oulcl arrive cOYleurrentl:r nth or ;lr1or to the
infornn tion • roATS':, ho~vcr. does receive Ilhip1"lin;; tie1etll f1'OC
the conaicno rs usually about the Sar.19 tiTle or o.:ter the arr1val of
thO rrei8ht at. the Aerial Port. A. c<;TJ"J of these 3hip;!inr. tickets,
d. For intra-theater air olt.!J.'ICTlb, the conllicnee Ihould re-
ccivc IItI advance copy of the air;:ay bill 31.:1. shiP:'linl! ticket on all
shipDCnts 1n t:l\lch the s{me r>..:l1Iner as!l"Q::I t.'lc Unitod States. The di!-
ference 11'1 t:mt t.i.e consienor depot is responsible :or torwardinc the
shiopinC ticl:cts and the ,\TC Aerial Port. at tho load1n::: point tornuds
t.he' Ainro,)' bill.
e. AT':: also prepares Plane l-".ani!eots L'ld indicates thereon tho
nUsent: cr li::lt, careo by air;ta1 bill nlElber ll."ld. the weiGht tor ea.ch it.e::l.
7hcse I:llll'li!ests are prepared for each trip .ud acc~ the plane. The,'
are not ordiMril;r distributed outside of A'It channels.
9. Air l;vacuation.
a. The need fo!' a ['.ore r;l.!rl-d nean3 of t.rlU'lsportat~on of sick
IltIU ~'Io\\,"\dcd has resulted in
on o!'(;ani:ed and uniforc O'"Jste:l or evae-
uatine; patients by aircraft a1on~ mth for::a.:"d Ilir trlU'l~'lOrtAtion of
per!loAncl. su.?"lies, a.'ld equifnB nt • ' .
h. The prir.larY ni5S~o."'I of air eYaCllAtion i~ to 1Ilprove tNl
conbat or'riciene;{ of the ar~ed forces b"J lIU??l~nt1n: ot.ier fonu or
evtlcunt10n in the raoid relief of units o! their non-efrcctive. tdthoUt
l.',lOU111 thc fOJ"".:nrd- novenent of troops ;l.IYI supplies. A seeondar1 nia-
91.0:"1 of air transl>ortation is to reduce the n~r of evacUAtion and hos-
pitalization unit~ required for a theater by tho pron!lt nnd rapid roe-
"loval of n convale:Jcent wounded frtr.l Ole thenter to the zone ot the in-
tcrl.or.
" c. The thcater is respor.sible for j'IlllMin c and directin;; tLir
emc:Ulltion operations ;Tithin the Ca:lbat zone nnd bllt"'01;l~n
the Ca':bat Zone
and Ca:Tlunications :One. These 0;J8!'3ti onll anl part14ll1 :'Cr!'omed by
,\'rt units.
d. Space used for these operations is deducted !'rt::C the total
theater allocations. In ClOst all ~st3tICOll
priorities !'or air evacua-
tion supersedes those for other :lir OOVCt:lents. ;)e1g;'s in coYel:lllnt of
Conhat :lest Crews are often encountered. due to air evacuation .\Ovooents.
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SuPPLt llA'l'l'r1\s REIJ.TED TO 1'!tAN3POOTA7ION

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• 1. General.

a. Air Force zrupplT enc ell

are authorized a l20-day- stock 1 i in the !'acU1e Ocean Areu
"pipe line" authorized. (Time r eve~ In addition. there 13 11 9O-d.!y
W1tl1 the item 18 received at de:iwtlo!ra:l the order1ne of an item
agency). Yoat or this "pipe Une ll n b:r the requ1111t1onirl;
Consequently, the TranlfPOrtatlon Ot~~: (~in transportation CMn."lel$.
supplies are and when the'requi!1tio 0 llIUSt knOlf 'IIt1ere the
must be versed in the general prin"P"''''''
1111 0
",.ney
CIJ'l expect delivery),
supply procedure.
b. i'lhatever the particular problem or Air Force e
there
~_ i
are very !f1Pf occasions when ~...
WI
'PPea lon
" '0 , one or upply may be,
two si_leI
p.-..,,"C pIes will not save both the ua1ng and the tranllpOrting aeen:~e
a great many headaches. It ill necessary to oaintain COfUltant su ly
levels and. torea!MI future requi.relQllnta t'elIulting !l"oIIl torecastedPP1n-
crease in operations. If an emergency reqJirc=ent mlltll. order enough
by air to cover the emergency; then eee that uple lltoekll !lave betn
ordered [or water ship!llent. Order on a baiU. not or present needs,
but of needs up to a hW'ldred ~s from the present. Air transportation
is reserved for meeting contingencies which are uauall,y untoreeeeable;
let there be 4S ff:Jr contingencies as possible.

c. Air Force unit.8 require supplies that. are in two CC1eral.

categories. These are C<naon Suppliea and An Technical Supplies.
COtIIllOll stlpplie3 are those that are ccnlIOn to botJl vound and air units
and o.re ord1nar~ proeured, stored, and usued b7 the Techniul
Services such .., food and cloth1.ng trom tha Quartermaster, c~truct1.o:l
material from the Corps of Engineers, etc. AM Technical ~e.s are
Procured, stored and illlued by the Air Forces and are peculiar to thtlD..
These supplies include such iteru u a1l'p1an6ll, ~ clot.!rl.n«, IIBin-
. tcnnnce parts and supplies for AM aquip:lllnt.

2. Classes of SBPP!l
a. Supplies required tor support ot ell Ar!Iry Forces are
divided into five main classes" tollOll"SI
I. Subsistence, nations and Forage.
II. Cloth1nll:, Equipneot, Weapons, Vehicles, .te.
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..... .',: ,'Os, •
c ,"r, .r"
",", .
01. Ropes, PIl.1nts and. P",lated 1.!ate:'illll.
In. Fuels and Lubricants Other Than Aviation. OIl. Electrical Eql.li~ent and Supplies.
IV. Supplies Requ1r1ne Special Lleasures of Control. 09. Aerial Targots and Gliders.
1. Medical SUpplies. 10. Phowgraphic F.qulP1ent a."ld S1.Ip;)lies.
2. lIotor Maintenance. ll. Aircraft COJ:lbat lo:aterial.
3. Post Exchange and Ships' Stores 12. Fuel ll1ld IJJbncating Equip::ent a...1lI Supplies.
4. Construction Yaterials.
,. Aviation Suppl1oll.
13. Clothing, Parachutes, Eq'.liprlent
11. Prefabricated Hangars and BuUd1.nts.
a.oxl Suppllt:~.

6. Fortifications (sandbags, barbed wire, etc.)

lS. Technical Order ~liance Kib.
7. S=all Boat Repair••
16. Signal EquilDent.
V. A=m1tion, Pyroteohnics. Chemical Ylarfar& ;'cen~.
11. lJachinery, Shop and llarehou~e Equipment.
1. Aircraft Alfa:l\mltlon, Bombl3 and PyrQtechn1.cs.
18. Special Tools and Equi~ent.
2. Ground Foree Al:aun.ition and f>:rrotechr.lcs.
19. Ground Equip::lent.
b. or the above :;uppliss, ClAso IV-$, ~~nly referred to
Sill Clallli IV-E, is the exClusive rellporulibUity of the Ar.lv Air Forces, 20. Aerial Delhery f.qui}:IDent, TaUored Paulina mel
and sep&rate tonnage allocatloT15 are made for l1ttine it. Class IV-Z 1l1&cellaneou& Aerial Equ1~ent.
1nclueos, besides those aviation supplies which arc required to support
aircr&I't, other supplies procured through AAF chM1lels. Ainy Air Forces '.
2l. Cordaee, Fabrics and Leathers.
requirements for Class In are handled by the Uavy; Classes I and II
by th. around Forces. Conse<p.lently, Arm:! Air Forces are booking agents 22. .
Woods, Co r k J Pl,yWood and Excelsior.
for only one general class or supply - namely> su;:Jpl1es procured tl'lrough
Air Force channels. 23. loIetal and COIllPOsition J,laterial.
c. Though. lor the sake of simplicity, Air Fo~e technical 24. Chtlllicala .
8UPP~ i8 treated as a single class. it is, qy authority of Technical
Order DO-JSA-l, divided into separate property classes as follows: 2,. Oftice Equipnen t am Supplies.
01. Aircraft and IJa1ntenance Pllrts. l 26. School EquiJX!lent.
02. Eneine and l:a1ntenance Pa~lI. 21. Eltce&& and SurplU5 Property.
0). Aircraft Accessories. 28. s,nthetic and Special Tra1ninB Device••
04. Aircraft Hardware and Rubber 14ater1als. aneou
29. cOIlIllercial t/ard'lrar80 aJJ:l. 1!iscell .ll.

OS. Aircraft Instrwnants and Lnbor.1:ol"'J Tcst Equipncnt. ,30. Publications, DrawifiEs, Processed lIotion Picture
Filma and Film StripS·

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n or tho ,bov' ala.... or ill ,,_0&1 ,~pl1'>-J'" ,,,,,,.n, ,"w"
er Clas8 IV-E alloca"'~" .... dU':
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They are defined &8 (Jj ~!>Z~
requisition basie o~upon:etlli°n. A base 1.a placed upon a
a. There are three lsvels of supply.
follOll5: NormallY, only thoee hues in 1lh1ch au~ the theater Cotr.uder.
atabUlzed w:1ll be placed on thia baa rUed. levels have becOll'l8
Lev 1 The m1r\1llIUll1 quantity to be held at suppl1es are ordered on W FOl'll102,ie. For ClAss IV-E. theae
(1) ~ SU:eei in number of days a 8pecifio quantit:r R.equesta through FOATSC. So u not ~. am. r&d1o or a1rtBll Ecergency
a g1ven suppl:r point _~.~ 'Ihls m,.. nt1ty 1s reserve and should be Requosta and, thereftlre, not overload e~buae the use of breency
or an 1ten 'rill be ra-t...... "".· ..--
ll-a'llrt 8#[alnst only in emergenq-. 'the quantities ordered DIlSt be relltr! tedf1Ping and supply facUit1as,
(2~at1ng Level.· Such a qwptt1ty as is necessary
supply for Cl&in the leYiI""at a point ao aa not to make it
.: be ordered on Emergency Request elthc f' The quantities tt\at may
plUJI . .t-er1a1 on hand ot the ~e lte':.r~ air or water ahiproant,
IIlCIt. Each Dnergency Request w1l1 be thua not exee~ a 3O-day require-
necessar;y to use the Ill1n1mum level ill referred to All the operating a longer requirement perlod. will t b oertified. ReqUlllts coverJ.na
level. Th1a level is detennined b1 the frequency of shlpr:lents and the .~-t1 ...... no IS reeogn1sed. A further
rell ....-...... on, .".en the requ8llt 11 tor air lhi
required for suppl1es to reach their destinat10n (refer to Table I). that on the requeet 1t will be etated that ....
,.... ~t' a18req~
, .....er ~~_r,"""'"t1
on . .".
bae
been p....... concurrently for nter sh1pMnt or a jlrerloue requut ha5
(J) ~ leveL 1'h1s level 18 the m1niJNm lnel plua been Mda for water shlJllleJlt.
the operating leve~ example' A.sSl.lllle that the authorized stock
level is 90 da,ylI and the IpipeliJle l time (tiae to receive an item a.rter (a) How IllUCh Clan IV-E the lir Forete requ1ra for
the request 1.s placed) is 90 days. It is then determined that 2$ of a effioient operation 11 a J1&tter in 1Ih1ch precille defWUon 18 dif-
j1rt1cular 1tem is required for 90 days (1II1nimum level). It 1a neeesl!l8~, ficult. On initial supply. ho'II'ITer, CinCPOl has: dir.cted that )G-da,.s
in order to protect this 9O--da:r or I:I1n1mum level. to procure &nether supply of Class IV-E 1llWIt a.cc~ 8V817 tact1cal orgMUation into
9)-days supply or 2$ IIlOre of the i t . (operating level). Thus the total an ope:rationj a second JQ-da:f!l IIUpply IllUst arrive with1n 3O-da11 arte-r
• -lthorizatlon for that ltem that lIl&Y be on hand and/or on order at a the base. !rom lIhich the unit 11 to operate, beeomae operatioMl .
plrticular time is a quantity of 50. or 18Q..days supply (maximum level). Because these .supplies are 1n1t1al stock, they are echeloned 111 &lI
separate entries in garrillon lh1ppinB. To allow for a bu1ld.up. the
b. The procedures. lIhich are used to buUd up and maintain the second 1ncr8lnent is. whenever poseible. echeloned to arrive w:l.th11l
SIPPl,y levels, have been li&htly diacussed in Chapter II of this manual. 20 days of the firat. After theee tlrO shipMnts have arrlnd, an
1I:on detailed 1n!ormation follO'll'll. Supply of overseas Air forces 18 organization 1B dependent upon direct maintenance sh1~ts !'J'o= ap-
divided into three phasea: propriate eupply agencies until the base 111 placed on requi5ition basiS.

(1) Automatl.£.~:q. Upon the establlihment or a neY 4. Forecasting Water and Air Lift R!9,u1remente.
ur.1t or camand, supplies iniriiiiiI;:aent are nomaJ.ly f'Umishld on an
autolll&tlc basis until such time a.e IIlOTe advanced eupply procedure can a. zet1mates of tonnase requ1red for iNpport of Air Force
be put into operation. Itf!lllll for all CWlI8S ot theae wppl1e.s are lDdu and. operationa IlU3t be oOllflUted far 1:1 advanCe. IDng rang.
1JJIted in T/r,., and in Combat Supply Tables. Initial IShipr:lents of these forecasting 1.s neeellsat'Y so that there 11 IlU!tic1ent tiDe Cor reYi_
5U;Ipl1es go forward as garrison and/or assault shipaents rclinarilJ' bT h1,gher authority ot these IStJ1llatel; and to usure equitable
diJltributiCfl of available ahippilli space to each th..t~ and, in
Th
cO:18tltute the lIl1n1Jlo,n supply lITe! r u1red to • flY 0
ou: the tda.sion for which the bue 1e ium and :r::n~~: ~~ turn to each service with1J'l the theater b&IIed upon their needS.
,
tor~aa~a~a:;~~~s
un.ll .supply phases tlro and three can begin.
b. Certain factore are used for thpe
(2) Tranl1tlonal or Semi-Auto...
ea\abl1shllWit of a n.- unIt h- tlc ~l.1. Arter the
to establish a reasonabl,r sound b&a1~ro~e~~re~pe.rsomel and
of vessel space and air tonr-.gl tor
to obtain those itf!:lllS which' "":r:~~b~lOst sUPPIIia make it neceasarr suppllN which are indicated be!(l'I"·
procedure. ThNe it,..., w:U1 be requ1 1tioned throlli h the automatlc aJ.].DcaUoM baa b.en necesaar~
l1.Ihld depot in the th.ter or thr s eel eit:J:ler through an estab- o. Subject or obta1nin8: f thill -.nual. Theretore, 10IIII
directives from the theater. Thee:UC h ~and agencies depending upon rderred to in prevlou& aeeUona 0 titiOUII. nus 111 1:Iten-
quickly in order to rectlty unb&' ~tolt1oll8 wuat be instituted
...... ~ a oks. _ter1al in the foU()1I'iJlg dlaeu Sllion ill Trr:a
rtaUon otticera. in
t1onal. in that lt ia necessary tor ~ear :erlltalJiin£ of ho_ space
order to perforlll the job, to han a c
ie obtained.
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n."
llemainh.e,
d. .... ·or Li!'t :lei:uire::lents:
(2)
,mich cannot be foresoen and :lllIentaare thoa. ~
wxper1ence factors. These items iJ'lcYOll&. can onl7 hi bu.,. nee:1lI
(1) ~Aint~~~ncc. Lo~a~~ rcqui:ed for shipment of Clav~
4:~ ::-.aintc:'l£.ncc 3U·~t' letcn:..b (.. \ irinarily 11'/ the mllllber of
adapters, new equipment and parle f~ude aarltu a1rcratt
borIbl, T-19 ~"""
&round.,. .... ~er
aircraft to be llu!)plied anc by the rxt('t1t or thoir activities. 'I'h1:l
(3)Final detelW1n&t1on f •
j~clud~!l, in ~duition to suppli6~ d~rectly e::lpl07ed on aircraft,
the nwllber of aircraft by type'll1.... - or ~ta
""LUI the arll&,
111 balled upon
otilcr ;J.F supjllies which nre equo.lly essential to the Air Force mission
nuch a~: tools, mach-~el~, sienal warning and c9~unication devices,
c::arts, int.ellir,encc nnterial, adr.linistrative sU!"plies, <l1).d ground 5.~~~
handl1:".r, cq';ip:"\cnt. Ir. CC'1eral, thr:se supplies are required in eroatcot
quantitie~ for the bujld-u~ or a base, and the demand for them levels a. Under the general term CIa
SupPlJ", more than halt a million items Sl IV-E, Technical .ur Foree
off a.fter thc initial period of construction. Or: the other hand, dennnci are extremely small itema 'II1th lOll( &rdUfJ ~elud."'. Kan7 ot th_
In order to simplity and upedite the .:r..~/"tAt4 llt'CCIeature.
for aircraft enr;ines and aircraft :;pares is likel:r to reach It:J peak
2l'ter tne l:.ase <lnd uniUl have been thoroUWtly developed and are opera-
ting at peak leveL of these items which ara needed to pert 0 orde:riJlc atWUes, lIBIl1
collected into kits, special p_ckupe O~~lpartleuJ.ar job hne been
(2) Ge.rric:on. Tor.nace required for shiJX!ICnt of Air Force
a..__.....
unit.~....The 1temB Included in th...' "" ea, conetant}J
_ e. UfJ which are ordared
~),.""'n~
...
urdts is detemined pr1Jr.nrlly b:' (a) kno'll'ledee of Air Force mission ~.,..._~ upon reports fran the usLna: new t1 - _.....
and: upon changes in types and lllOdeb or a1rc:rtOM on C(ItIJlZlptlon,
ten types, of Combat Supply Tables whieh are de!~'"~er;o~~ pre.lll!llt
required on a particula.r WlGe and (b) by availability of units desired
by (a) above, and (c) additionol unit!) made available by War DElpllrtment
from Ue.1nlund or throqrh re-deplO'jll\ent to r.tOre adequatcJ,y carry out
~ssion ~osed on units already established at destination. (1) Table! - ~ !laUJ;:tms;muea. U.ed pri-
marily by the combat crew to maxeiiiInOr en .II ana
eIIlergency
e. Air Lift Requirf'..t:Icnts: The problem of forecasting require- repairs. The table contains 1M'P11es tor a part1eular t;ype ot a1rcratt
cent:: for air lift I::; entirely different t~ that" in estiNtinc 'II'lI.ter sufficient for about three days operation. There is u.ruall1 one to
lift requiret.lents. As II practical mat.ter, the space requirements for each airplane.
air li!t must be cOlltlider«l llIOre f1'(l::l II ::>tandpoint of what type of
supplies r.lB.y be justifiably transported by air rat.'ler than Tmat tonnaee (2) Table IT - Air SerYice Qroup SuppUa. Conta.1n.ll
will b'3 requirod. The shortaf:C of air space precludes an approach to c<mplete stock of supplle.ll for .m&Intenaneeora group ot particuar
the problea that would establish space rcquirccents in exce.!ls of the &1rcra!t for 30 days. Tables tor each type and lIDdd a1reratt VU"1
space available. Therefore, fnctor:: are used that 'ITill set 0. max1rrn.ulI- depending on the theater tor 1Ihi.ch th8r are destined.
tonnaee li::dt upon art;{ cst1clate that is prepared. The factors no~lly
u:9ed in estimating these requirements for air lift follOl'l": 0) Table m - Air ~ Qroup Si,!lpl1lS. ContaiN ajr
frame parts for the majorrepaIrtorOfle group ;j a particular type
and lIlOClel of aircraft. Also contains IIl&intenanee part! tor engl.
nes ,
(1) Requirements Tthich can be foreseen because of eithel'
critical availability or nature of ittm reqtdre earliost possiblo accusories, instruments and other auelilbUts. Con.ll1dered - ~
arriva1,
level,
(.) Cor.lbnt crews covine from the rlest Coast to the ba (11) Table IV - Air Oepo---.! Orou,p WUe.., Contains over-
l;/" parts, sub-asiiiii1>!iii arJ'iuWRil ne<:lS5&!"Y tor the onrhaul ot
theater and those lllOVing to and from Rest and Rehabilitation Ca;:q:>9 iJ'l
Oahu. Also personnel ooviJ'le to and from tra1nine schools are included l t tmgines, accessories, lU'!\8lDIlnt ani iAstr"\llllli!lnta ot a particular
in the esti.mates.
ype, model and manu1'acturer.
(b) Yaps, charts, intelligence info~tion, Technical (5) Table V _ Air D~ OrO.!IP: ,S~l1es. u.t ot general
Orders, flar Departl:lCnt publications, etc. supplies required ror iiiaInteMiic8iiia r;piIr 0 aIrcratt, regardless
e
of type, as distinguished !l"ce ail'PlalJa IIIdntenano parts.
(c) Photoeraphlc material and certain critical typos
of Ordnance and Sitnal supplies, (6) Table VI _ Oround §gu1J:r.lent Slq)pl1es. Contains
(d) Key perso'nnel of Stafr Headquarters and factory
necessary- parts ana supp!Ies neceuary tor Elie overtiiU1
and repair ot
ution
AAF groWld. equipment authorued :l.n the T/8 for ill Organi "
technioal representatives whose functions are directly connected with
combat operations.
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"_ ;:-1":""';- .;~.t"".,.,1.:
(1) One method Consists of shipping belly t.anka in
knockdown fonn with the finished halves "nested", Under thin method
(1) Table VII _ Photographic Supplies. Contains photo-
~equire
f crating four halves (2 complete t.anks of 165 gallon Size) will
graphic supplies f~ days for a specific organization. . the same aJIlOunt of spaCe needeu for one cOJ'llletely asser.".bled
165 gallon tank. "!lested" halves (165 eallon sbe) act.ually are
Table VIII - Ferryinf S~ies. SuppUes and Parte hipped eight halves to each box at the present tir..e, Howev~r, new
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(8)
h,avin8 a high repliCiiiiin't""7ictor c0I!Fr se5 table. Supplies sting" methods recently introdUCed 1ndi.c:ate an even greater :laving

~qulre
sufficient to service a certain n\DIlber of aircraft and are made avaU_ ne 3 ace may be accomplished. Tanks shipped in thb manner co not
able at specific points along a ferrying route. welding but are fastened. tocether hoi non-t.cchnico.l per::onmH
\'1'1 th clanps and screws.
(9) Table!!. - ~,scrilles. Contain parte, equillD8nt
and supplies for a"""j5irticular type an e1 glider. (2) Another method consists in obta1n1.'18 throueh liavy
supply channels unfinished. 150 eallon sue belly taro: habes t.~t
(10) Ta.ble XI - In order to adequately supply AAF activ- require welding for assenbly. Procurezaent of raw r.lat.crl.A13 nece::sar/
ities in combat zones willi the special tocls and ground equipllllmt tools for the assembly of belly tanks by this tJethod reql'i;-cs box1nt of
Table XI's were devised. These tables cover three categories of toolat' raw ITIIlterials as follows:
air frame, 8118me and propeller for the varioUB series of aircraft.
Detalli of supplies included in each Table XI may be found. in .AJ.F 30x Quantit.l Cont.ent.s
Regulation 65-12. ~
A 50 Upper Shells 67
b. Special tables not mentioned above are the "Compak ll and B 50 Lower Shells 67
II Prodpc..kll • C 250 Center 3eaJtS 151
0 250 Bulkheads !.:
(1) The ,IICompak" is a special packup Table n. It is w!llitudinal 3ea:ts 116
put together aoo packed in special type boxes that are numbered serially E 250 auly.~eads h riscel-
beeinning with 1 so that all supplies are easil3' accessible t:o the lanco1,ls ItBl:lS 111
using: organization without birming. F 250 BulkiJ.e.lds 107
G Unknown F,,:pendable Fitti'l.es Unkllm\11
(2) A "Prodpak" is another special packup that is used
when a:rcraft, a model of which has previously been used in the theater, The expendable fitti.ng~ for Box G are t.o be furnished '~,."IroU8h W
is aocl::.fied. Thue, SOJ'1B 80 per cent of the items on a ~24J and the channels. Plane type will deten:dne t."e t~"pe and quantity of fitti."\Z.
&-2111. nay be cOll1l:lon, and the theater stocks of these items are ample This method of ~!'lippirll:~ ::-equircs the use of belly tank asse::lbly plants
to support all planes of both series. Prodpaks are designed to supply whose function is to fIeld toeether the "bah-as" and whnS8 raw l"'Jlt.e:-i'l1
the denand for those items that are not cOlllnon. Their use saves much consists of the belly tank halves. A bells. tank assl<l:bl1 plant.
shipping space. operating at peak production on two shifts of 122 1Ji>n a?icce ean
normally assecble 6000 belly tanJ:s of 1$0 Callon size r'er:r "'J)n~i."
6. Engines ~ .!!:!!!l ~. Consequently, the belly tank asseMbly plant, \1hen in full opcrati'J'1.
should prove D. very profitable inve:;tnent.
a. There is an unusually lArge demand for space whenever belly , 1" .. ' '"'- t
tanks are included in Cls:Js IV-E requirements. These tanks are used to ) b. A::ide from tables and specia,l paCKUp3, one o~ ~Jle ;':5
lengthen the range of fighter aircraft and alao as napalm-fUled fire cOI'..-xlnlJ' ordered i tens of Air roree !:u!Y,'1J' are enci.'1cn, ,'.lrCl'a: ~
boobs" Tlhen shipped in individual crates these tanks occupy enormoWl en~!nes offer a considerable shippine problen becaU:;6 the;! arc !l1.-:ul-
quantit.ies of space in proportion to the~ weight. A long ton of bellY taneous 1 -, bul'-J' 'l'l"eh~'
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and fra:.ile. In ad:lltion,i they are verj
-~rt pn-:!..nC"
tanks (lccupies about 12 measurEIDent tons; whereas, on a rough average, susceptible to corTosion, For aU t~ese !'E!anons, n
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a ton (If Class IV-E will occupy somewhere near 5 measurement tons, and require and 'I...-e f,enera1ly eiven D. specia;, moistU!'c-proo•• p.'1~ a;i~i:
a ton of ordnance ao:ununi tion w1l1 occupy only about 1-1/2 measurement special handling enroute. A sco.lcd plio. ~1=l ~,,\~v:~~ ~~ ~o',st~re
tons. In order to avoid waste of valuable shipping space the fo1101l" which are placed nacks of r.loi,ture ab!lor o:t..'1ftJ:1.~ al1'a~endes hmdli,\":
ing methods of shipping belly tanks are now being used: ' -indicators. It is of the utr.lost innortMce a -

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such engines llI&ke every eteort to avoid breaking this cover and to
prevent corrodon or the er'l1JHl'. In addition, B-29 engines are
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n priority handJ..1ng aboard Red-Ball vessels; and all engines,
tItlether crat.ed. or uncrated, are ha.n::Ued and stored ldth parlicular
caution all be.tlta auch upen.slve and fragile machinery.
7. !)1spositlon of Exceu lfaterialJl
a. In the Pac1!lc OCean Areas a major concern at present,
and one that w1ll. increase in 1llIport..arJ::e, 1s the handl.1Il8 of surplus
to the United Statell or sent to other ~ t t no uterial be retumed
authority. For all !:\aterial heine retum~er~ ~thout de:inite
an MY Intranslt Depot, u."lder jurisdiction f?u e U..u.t.ed States,
Technical Service CClIl%I&rld, Will be the desi 0 • citic Over~eil3 JJ.r
only exception to thlll 1B cert.ain e-54 ~~;na~ ~CJ!'.111ulee. ~e
the manufacturer. All r.J.1ter1al received at:
ro;"'F~ eo
di.."'ect.l,:r to
a condition l."l3pection will be r::ade 0: the c'Jntent ~~~~e;1 a.'1d
directod to exocute AM Form 15-54. lJneat1afactory 3~ ~l.> 11
unauthorizod material received C'r0lll overseas. 0 ,0:'1 a

j:lt"opert.laa and reparable materials. Discus910n of this problem is

of more interest to supply than to transportation agencies; certain
"!!peets, however, do concern tran.sportation.
b. The l.rfrrt Air Forees issues directives for disposition of
IIlLter1al; these directives are amfll)ded as I t becomes necessary. At
the present time the following types of supplies are authorized to be
returned to the UrdtBd States.
(1) General. Exce511 and surplus itEmS that are serviceable
or economicalJ,y reparable a.s listed in T.O. ClO-J5A"'J2 may be returned
automatically at the discretion ot the Theater COllllllaooer.
d. Shipments to other theaters 'lIill ordirlarily be of two
types I movement of cOlI'plete organbations and their ore:a.'l:!.zat1ona.l
iJlpedimenta and requisitions for certain critiC&l mterials of w.u.eh
this thoater has excess etocks. The fanner type of Sh1!J:l.8llt ':I'1ll be
handled and documented in a standard l:'Wlner a, previously uplained
for ~arrison I!Ihipments. The requirments for packinf" :r.arldne,
dooumentine and shipping requisitiolled J:laterial are the 58::'.8 as Cor
shipments beinB returned to the Unit-ed States. Procedure, Cor documen:-
tation of all suoh material shipped to other thMters or to the Ur.1ted
States are explained. in previous netions of this rlanWll.

(2) Return Ilater1a1 Releases. EJl.cess and surplus itell\S

that are serviceab!il""Or'econOiIc8ilj' reparable not listed in T.O.
~JSA-J2, but authorized tor return by Headcp.arlers, Air Technical
SerTice Command, at the recp.est ot the Theater Comander, may be
retumed.

(J) ~. Kay be returned froJ:l the theater and handloo

in accordance with •• ~5-2.

. (4) Gaoturod
"'Ice ldth special arrectlveo
Enm Uaterial. l:ay be returned in accord-
l"OIIIhigher .authority .
(S) A1rcratt. 17ill be returned and handled in accordance
'W1th AAF ReeuJ,ation 65=lJ5.

(6) Rubber I.laterials. All excess rubber r;Illterials that i\

haTe salvage value~ be returned.

(7) Clothing. Will be returned in accordance l'd.th

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Or;;anization 2 ~ction8 ~ 'lranS!lOrtntion ~t1ons

1. Ceneral.

a. I t 1~ the PllrJ>03C itld policy of Headquarters, I~-:tJ,~. to

ostablish Tr3-"isportc.tion Sections at the Principle sh1~'dn- L;'Il,j :,ellj'.~n­
locations rlhere Amy Air l"orcc personnel, auppl1es, and cq~:""!lt 'I1'C
hllndled. Air Jepots are UrtlGdy established at these !-.ajar lOC.:.t,itr.lll.
AlthouGh this discu5l1:!.on Will flllsentbUy concern Air ile!lOt ':'r~.:;s:)()~_
tion Soctions, 5O!:lC benofit 1s to be derived 1"roc it.s use O1S':' ::uilie for
8stahllshJ:\ent of transport:l.tlon /lections in other headquartcr~.

b. 'l'here ...lill be Mstf;'lcd tr') t.ier.o :;octions a !Uf:ic:'e:lt mrl~r

0: arf1.eor paraonnol of Q!l;):'Opriate at<1tUTI: to cont.o.ct the .'w::,,! and l:C"l7
on coual toms for iJUl'poeos ..,r obtaininr priori tics in tile handlin;; 0:
lncol~nc Md outSoin;: tlhip"'in:; ns ':'roll .?oil all other tl'Ms?Ortation rot-
tera. COJTl!)lomcnt& of onJ.i,:Jted peroon'lel ¥LS L""e necessary for t!le func-
tioning o!' thone &oction!l trill bo provided.
c. The memon of these :;lCcti~!'I!l ~:1ll be to sccll.~ t~e effi-
cient r.lOvcmont of Air Depot units, porsoT'J'lcl, flquipOOllt, ~ c.1rr,o IJs
air, rr:'1tor, or r.lOtor tr3Ils!'Ort.1tion, to, !rOl~, an:! llit.hin Ule ~ ~!
.\ir Depot operations.
The 3'e1::C","Us1v.lent of t.':.s m:lsion is essential for obt.a1n-
d.
inl: personnel lUld l5UP:'Jllcs to ~J.l'[lOrt co:::b:lt oporntions.
!'\.ill. rc;ill.za-
tioo of this 1s nccossllJj' on tJ\e part of c:l.Ch Transportatio:.n O!'i'icer i f
he 18 to maintain an a~ss1ve attitude in acccc.,lish1.~ ;ns clul.on.

2. Orr:nnization.
Standard oreanizational stNeture at each Air Dc;'lOt. is des1r3.!lle
1 for W'lironrlit~. in procedures llJ'ld operations. Therefore. insofar as 10C3l
conditions pemit., the orcwzatior. of each Trnnsporto.tion Sectio:!:l"..ll be
in accordnnco.mth tho chart appondod to this chapter.

J. Functionll
The Transportation officer '111111

S\lPP1~
lIUi:rcment. Submit to proper hiCher headquarters I!Ist1Jn:J,tes of ruture re-
llnd
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for ohippin, _ . tor novoM",t ot Air "",t ""tto, ".,.",nol •
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n. Subr.rl.t to appropriate hiltQcr headqW1rtcrs estinates or
b. Aorrnn;o for berttc.n[;. doc!dnr., amI unload:'n:; of supplies turc Air Dopot requirement6 tor air tran6flOrtation, in order to o~
C:in adcquate allOCations of air t.onnace.
and perooMcl froo "hipside to dock.

c. £stabli"h cnd mnWn currant ship!,in: scheduJ.es for ves- o. Obtain and allocate PriOrities as required tor J:lOVC%lent ot
"e:" bearinC care" cons18000 by the Air Depot to usin,3 or[p."lillationc. Air Dopot pcrsomel and carGo by ATe anci TAG.

d. Control and be responsiblc for the efficient opcration of p. Suporvi3e the allocQ.tion ot per8Ol1nel and careo space on au
al.: CllrCo carryinc: onrino ftlcilitics 3!H,ii)'\ed to t!1e Air De:'JOt and su~ aircraft Ilsoiened to the Air Depot. and SUbordinate units.
ordinate unit", and exercise cener.'l1 supcrvis'\.on 0: all ot!1cr noatinc
un:.t:5 in alllMttor:l except ll:l pertains to their technical operations. q. Accomplish 5PfIcial usicnnents in'lb1vinC air transportation
as cI1MctoU by the Cona::IandinC OUicer or De!JUty Ccn:lander.
o. Receive and disser:t1nate to intercstnd. allthori~ies in::"o:ma-
tion concerninc expectod tlrrivul date!). bert.lUnc 1~L.1.ce::;, llvailuble space, 4. OperntiOl1!l
ca:-r,oes, con:licneos, a.nd dCpArture datos 01 3hi~s '.)ennnE :.ir ~)opot ·.mits.
po:aonncl, nod supply. a. Liaison vtUl be ~tBr1ned 'll'ith all a ;enciu. ll1Wn lUll.
Tlithout thc area of Air De;>ot operationa, I7h1ch control t='Ulaportation
f. Coordinate and ",s:Jist achnin1strative offices, staff sections. of Air nopot personnel and careo.
and other divisions not specifically referred to. in I':'ztters pertoin:'nc to
WB,er tr~nsportation. . b. Close contact 1'1111 be tl8.1ntained With oreanizations depen_
dent on the Air Depot for locistic sUP!'Ort, in on!er to in:rore the effi-
C. Accomplish special ilSsie;nment3 involvi.n:::; -:-:ater trnns:>orUltion cient lL.'1U tinely di:!ltribution of suWlies throughout-thc area of Air Jepot
as directed by the Cor.crw.ndin;: Officer or Deputy C=a~cr, op!ll'nt1ons. This 'frill include the estnblishment and ca1ntenance of ~
~ato ship)in: addresse.!! fqr all Am:! Air :;'orce lL"lits beinc: served by
h. ,\rraneo for aegrceatinC. 10ad1n~. sod J:1ovin:; C<l='[;O froB docl:s ~e .\ir Depot.
to storace areas. and for distribution of supplics b'J motor t::onnspo:"'"..at.'\.on
to usinc: orecn1zatione; control and be responsible for efficient operat::'on c. rtcquost.!! for persa:'\nell1nd equitnent nil be ~ to e!fect
of all care;o carrJinz vehicles assi80ed to the Air DC[lOt and its (lu'oordinat,.j efficient oper<ltion or the 'fra.'1s;>ortation Section.
units.
d. All request.!! for :'lOveoent or Air Depot units, person.'le1,
1. Est.ll.blish and opertlte a netor pool C':lnsistin:; of ill C.:u'CO cquipnrnt. and. careo mil be ror:rarded throuth the TranS!"Ortation Section
carryine vehicles and wch other vehicles necessary to acco~"l1sh the of the .\ir Depot. Info:mation pertaininG to coveeent of Depot personnel
lllias10n of the l!otor TranspoM.ation Unit. as a.."'"C assi~:e1 to thc Ur "Je;>ot and carco ·..till be !"urnished to the Tro1nB;"JOrtatiOll Section as a oat-tor of
ant 1 ts aubordina to un1 t5.
routine.
J. Supervise the routine, disp3tchinC. lon(li.ll~J and u."l1oariin: of
alJ motor tranepo~t1on.

k. tet.ll.blish policies and operatinc proccdnres, '.11 ~cco::-.1ance

with directivcs h'oc1 hicher he.3.dquartcrs. covcrn:i.n: ~ot,'):· transportation
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for all Army Air Forco units under t!le jurisdiction of' t:.C !l.ir :Jc:'JOt.

l. Accol:lpl1oh specill.1 ass::!.gn.,ents in"lOlvinft not.')::, t='m'lsportatio:1

as directed by the C=and1ne OUlcer 0::' Deputy Co~er

1:1. Control. In coordination :;ith npi)ropriatc De;lot a::cncics. t.'lq

movement of l.iT DE!iXlt personnel and carGo bJ orbam.zat:!.on.-U <c'l'craft.

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Officer

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GlDSSARY

M.CS - ArrrrJ Airways COllI:lUIdcations Syate. ·Headquarters located

.t Aahev1lle~ North Carolina.

ADCOI&PHIBSPAC - Administrative COIllIllInder, Altphibioll! Yoreea,

Pae1t1e.
ACORN - An ACORN is an Advanced Bue Unit COllIbt.1ng ot ill the
peraonne1 and material necessary for the Istabllib:lent ot an &ltnnced
air baSe. It is made up ot a number or F'uncUONl Cc:I:lponenta llh1ch
when alJ8lll'ented by a casu or a Patsu, enable it to lerrtce, re-anII .:ws.
perfom rn1nor repairs and routine upkeep tor the planes or one curler
group, its equivalent or one patrol plane aquadron. Wlthout the Cull
or Patau the ACOID{ can maintain the baSI r,cU1Un in operation
condition and service casual planes. For ita cnm use as well all tor
the flight crews and Casu or Patsu it conta1rLs adequate'oOlllllWdcation,
eupp),y, disbursing. medical, ordnance, hourin&: and 1JIll1l1l1ng tac1lltiu.
APSC _ }.rrq Port and Service ConDand (Ka'llll11&D Area)

ASSAULT SHIPPDlG _ Lifts that personnel and cargo .tl1cb U re-

qu1rid in the initial phases or <In operation to secure • beaCbheIId·

ATD _ Amy Transport Division of. APSC (oahu).

ATSC _ Air Technical service ColllQllnd, WriGht Field, DqtcI1, Ohio·

AUTHORITY _ Refers to all types of AAF lIUPPly requestl. Includes

AJJ Special Projects, requisitions and emergency requesta.
tl in lation to ita cube •
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BA.LI.CX>N CAROO _ careo that weighs lit e re
Usually applied to AAP technical supplies. Thi. cargo
top-loaded on a vessel.
11 , which aN Iltcll,aarr to
BASE DEVElOP!~T SuPpI.IES - Those'UPP :cribed b1 CW:Kll
aec.>IUplish the developnent ot the ba~ &~:on .hiPPini. The I:l&in-
directives. and are normallY l1tted ~ cont1nUOUS operation ot
tenance or repair parts nece'sary to 11
the tacillties will be maintenance llUW ell. be diS-
and cargo that can
BEACH CAPACITY - lfarlmUID personnekod tir.lll period.
charged upon a beachhead within a l'pec

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EEACHHEAD - A position on a hOlltile shoro establii'lhod by an
advance loree to make possible the landing or troops and supplies.
OOIlCOll 21 - 213t Bomber COIIEIand.
BYrI"OJr.I STO',"iEII - Applies to all cargo loadod into lo'rmr holds
or a .essel. All ships must have heavy cargo ror bottom stomlge
even ~t expense of priority cargo.
t CPBC - Central Pacific Base Comllll:i.
~r.rBALIZE _ The practice of uaing p~s from a grounded air-
craft to put another in Ccm:\iSlI:l.(ln.
CCRC - Co:abat Crew Replacement C"entcr.
CASU - A trained shore based earr1er Air Group Service Persormel
Unit Those function is to support the tl1ght operations of a shore-
balled Carrier Air (h-oup inclUding the operation of all facilities,
lIervieing, re-a.rm1ng, minor repairs" and routine upkeep and all necessary
administrative duties. A Casu hAs no equiplllent but depends on the
equiplent and 1'acUities or an Acorn.
C:mCAFPAC - Comnander in Chief, ArMy Forces or the Pacific.
CINCPAC - Comoander in Chief, Pacific Fleet.
;INCPOA - Ccmnander in Chief, Pacific OCean Areas.
;DlCSC'rIESPAC - Co=ander in Chier, South Western Pacific.
;NO - Chief, Naval Operations.
:l-A, Cl-B - Cape Shipll.
COlWl' 20 - Commanding General, T'II'entieth Air Force.
COJLAIRPAC - COIIlllISnder, Air Force, Pacific Fleet.
COYBAT AREA - That area in lI'hich our forces are in actual combat
contact with the enemy or in 1Jm:Iinent threat thereof. The control 01'
the area 18 in dispute, 8UbJect to continual attack and counterattack.
COIolimAF'KIDPAC - CallIII4nd.1ng General, ~ Force, lIiddle Pacific.
• ETA - Estimated t1Jlle of arrival.
COloltiEttuR - COCIIland1ng General, AnIijr Air Forces.
COIlCiEUPOA - COIllIlIanding General, Pacific OCean Areas.
COl8!ARIAJiAS - C07tm8nding lta.rianaa Area.
COL5~VPAC - CO.l!llll8nder, Service Forcell, PacUle.
qoCSOPAC -. COllllllal'1der, Southel11 PaCific.
COWP/iIR"'iPAC - Commander, AJ:phibious Forces, Pacific.
COJ,l'.'/'ESSEAFiWU - Commander, Western Sea Frontier.
CUB - A CUB is an Advanced Balle Unit consisting of all the
persoMel &nd material necel:!lary tor the establishment of a med.1\11l
lJized advanced .ruel and 8UppJy base. It doel not contain ship repair
facili tiee. It is m.1de up or a n\ll;\ber of Functional Components which
enable it to provide 10gllltic 5Upport for a lmall task croup ot light
forcea and to operate an active port. For ita awn use it contains
adequate harbor defense, Communication, auppJy, di:lburslng, 1xIat repair,
lIedical, ordnance and base maintenance facilities.
CVE - Aircra1't Carrier, Escort.
DEAn'IEIGHT rorlllAGE - NWllber or loll{: tons of cargo that a vessel
is capable 01' earry1ng.
DISPLACE1.1ENT rormAGE - Total quantity o! 'IIlIter to be displaced
b,y a vessel when cocpleteJy loaded.
DUK'l'I - A/rq:Ihibious conversion of standard Arr:I:t 21 ton 6x6 truck.
EqJ.ipped with water tight lteel hull. Prov1c!es effective ceam: for
JIIOving sUA'l1es from ship to shore in absence of adequate port
facUities.
Da::RGEllCY RmUEST - A request for supplies of an llXtr~ urgent
nature; 1'or example, parts for grounded aircraft. Ehergenq Requut
l1UIIlbers are issued by the Comnand1ne General, ATSC or the Ca::l:'.8.nd.1ni
General, POATSC, and are l13ually baled upon cables, radios or othC'
urgent 1nf'ormation !'rom the theater.
Em - Estimated tice of d~arture.
FAGA.T _ First available government air transportation.
FAGVT _ First available govenunent nter transportation.
FEAF - Far Eastern Air Forces.
FEASC _ Far Eastern Air Semce C~'
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FOm'lARD AREA _ That part of the theater in the rear of the
cOIllblt area lfhlch Is not the ~1ate 8CMe of IIllljor combat, opera-
tiOnI', but 18 liable to either major or lI1nor attaok. This area
contdns the colfobat e1811lents advance logletics establishments and
linea of cOIlIlIUlIlcatione required tor iJmled.1atll support of Ute
c~t area.
PIPELINE - Reteri!l to that t1J:l1l from when a supply r~est for
an Uem 15 made 1n the theater to the time when that item 1e delivered
to the ordering.
GARRISON SHIPPING - That personnel and cargo which is required
to ClU'T7 out the msslon tor wM.ch the bue was taken.
GARRISON SOPPUES - Embraces all eq,uipment on non-recurrin8
supplies included in TAT and Base Development Supp11ee. Tonnage
allc·cations made by CinCPOA normal.J¥ group these two together.
alOPAC - A GllOPAC 1s a colllD.1ss1oned Naval organization designed
to install and operate harbor and waterfront facilities and to provide
certain harbor de!maes for an advanced. base. I t nor::lll.lly prov:1dea
for: the unloading of ships; installation and maintenance or naviga-
tional aids, piers, moorings, net defenses and underwnter sound
detection; the repair of small craIt and harbor equipnentj the opera-
tio:!. of a harbor de.fense patrol; and the providon of a boat pool
for use within the harbor. It provides. also, for its own administra-
tiVi, communications, Illltdical and housing needs.
HAD - Hawaiian Air Depot.
HEAVY LIFT - A heavy piece of cargo that requires a heavy lift
crane to raise and lower it. On board ship, this cargo requirea
either ships heavy li.tt - gear or heavy lit't equipment trOlll outside
tht ship to unload it.
Dl!:W;Srr OEroT - A depot designed to serve as a holding and
rO(onsignment point for regulating the order4" J:lovel:lent of AJ.F
supplies and I:lateriel to an:l !rom using points of distribution.
WID Number 2 is located at Tacoma, Washington; AAFm Number .3 is
located at Alameda. Califomia; AAFID Nunbor 8 is located at Lone
Beach, California. AM supplies for the Pacific OCean Areas normillly
flow through one of these three depots. Tiley are under the cOlllllMd
jurisdiction of the CG, POATSC.
!SCOU - Island Co=ander.
JCS - Joint Chiefs of Starr.
JOSCO - Joint Overseas ShiPP1ne: Control Office, Hawaiian Area.
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KNOT - Unit of speed equivalent to one nautical aUe, or
6,080.20 feet.
LABEL CARGO - Cargo of a special nature Which 1a dea1(nat«1
et hazardous, inflammable. etc. b'y different color labe1e ~
;eqilies special handline and stowage.
LAPE - los Angele" Port of &Ibarlcatlon.
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LIFT - Used synonymously for cargo. vealS8l load, 8hi~t.
shipped or carry.
LIGHTERAGE - Term used for loading, unloading or t r aneport1ng
freight around a harbor by means of a scow-like boat. UsuaJ.l;y,
unlike a scow, has a mast and boom for SOlt-lOllding and unloading.
WNG TON - Weasure of weight equal to 2,2lao pow'Ids.
LION - A LION is II large Advanced Base Unit consistiIlg of aU
the personnel and I:laterial necessary for the establishment ot a
major all-purpose naval base. It is made up ot a large mmber o!
Functional Components 'Which enable the base to pertOrtl To;yage rep&1rs
and repair minor battle d8lllll8e to a l:I8jor portion of a fleet, proTide
logistic support for operatine forces in..the area and operate a
large and. active port. For its 01ITl. use it contains adequate hubor
defense, co:tr.l\lJ\ication, supply. disbursing. oedi~l, ordnan:. and
base maintenance facilities.
MADlmlANCE SHIPPING - That cargo which is required to cainUin,
reWorce and support forces already on all is1arldll.
WAJln'E2~ANCE SUPP!JES - They are those recurrin{: SUppli65 necessary
to initially establish the minilllutl and operating level of supplies at
a base and thereafter to maintain these levels.
KEASURElJalT TON _ Forty cubic feet. Used to express vollll:l6 ot
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cargo. Also called "Ship Ton".
UECCANO DECK _ Superatructure built over deck of tanker for
Purpolle of carrying aircraft.
OAD - Okinawa Air Depot.
PATSU _ A detachment of the Fleet .ur Wing Hosdquarlers Squadron
which porfortl9 the functions ot that squadron for a det.'1ched parl oC
the Wine.

PALU:T _ ,:<)()(i platrOn:l ordinarUy about 6 feet square, constructed
or heavy pl.anke, on which boxed supplies ue placed for storage am
for ease in moving by means of a fork-l1!'t. s~t1mes referred to as
a "skip".
PAYlDAD _ The weight that may be transported on aircraft. It is
the difference between gross wll!.8ht of the aircraft tully loaded and
the 'll"eight of the empty aircraft loss fuel.
PlPELDIE _ Refers to that t1r.le from uhen a supply request for an
itEm. is cade in the theater to the t1rJs when that ite::l is delivered
to the ordering &Gency.
POA'l'SC _ Pacific Overseaa Air Technical Service COll::lMd, OaklMd,
CaUornia.
POaT Am omcm _ The ArrIry Air Forces Technical Advisor on the
spedal sWf of the port co)mnllnder and the representative of the
CG, AM", on matters pertaining to troop and Barrison shipping.
P1:lT SERIAL II100lER _ Ttro letter abbreviation am number assigned
a vessel by the ini\ial West Coast Port of Embarkation loading the
ve53el (E:ltlmIple SF _ 9U3). Intermediate and final loading ports
rlll insert their own two letter abbreviations i=ediately preceding
the llUl!lber (ExaIlIplel SF-IA-943). This shows San Francisco as the
init;1.al port and has Los Anaeles as the final port.
?lQCESSSO AIRcrw'T - Before shipment of aircra!'t on vessels such
as zm-5 and t.ankers, the propellers, 1dng tips, stabilizers, an:1
s~t1mes the wheels are removed ani the airCraft i~elf is sprayed
ll"l.th a liquid rubber composition or plastic to protect it from the
elements.
PROPERTY CIASSES - Sub-d1vision of supplies for convenience in
classification. A» Property Classes. of which there are thirty,
are sub-div1ded in accordance nth T.O. DO-35A-l.
RED BALL - Expedited ....ssel service bet1l'll6n West Coast and
)Iari.<ma.S and Ryukyua. Used primari.l¥ for carrying :6-29 engines to
th5ter Md returt'l1nl reparable ~29 q1nes to the West Coast.
SpE.ce is also allocated on t~e Teuels for other priority cargo
as eJCPlained in Chapter n.
REGUIATDlG STATION - Port or base in a protected area where
vessels are held for call forward to prevent discharge facilities
in the rornard area trom be1ne undu],y congested.
RErlUISITION - A requisition is a lI'l'itten reqJ.est for shipment
or supplies. Ordinarily AAF Form 102 is u.sod by A:rur:t Air Forces
units in 1n1tiat1n& this type of IUpp~ttest. The requisition is
mmbered by the theater su~ !6en~ting the ncp est who
fo:"'llard the r9Quest to -- , ea.n
RFS - a~ ror sea.
scow. - Shipping Control Ottice. 1W'ianas Area.
SERVRON - Service Squmon or ships (Supp~, etc., Navy)
SEPE - Seattle Port of Embarkation.
SFPE - san Francisco Port of Embarkation.
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SHIJII,lENT N1.IJaffiER - A number assigned in a Koveent Order, initiated
by either the theater of the War Department, used to identitT the
.,..aent ot equipcent and supplies of <I. spec1t1e organization. This
nUllbel' Ny be used in conjunction with AAF Special Projects where
thou projeots are for 1.n1tial supply ot a unit.
SHIPPING PERIOD (For Time Indicator numbers) _ All cargo which
rill theoretica1l.y arrive at the base and be unloaded dur1ng ttl!
OO-day period since the last corresponding sh1pnent nUllluer (20 or
2005) arrived, assuming in all instances that the precedJ..ns shipme:lt
arrived and colltlletely discharged not later th811 iUS ETA. as set up
in CinCPQA serials. Thus, the eut-ort date for oahu ofrer1nes tor any
Shipment Number is the ETA as established by CinCroA less runn1n( tiD!
tram oahu to the base.
SHIPPING PERIOD (for Letter Indicator.) - i l l cargo which Y1l1
be litted dur1ng the l$-day period 1nd1cated. There w:l..ll be no allaw-
ance ude in the use of this method tor the rwm1ng tble fl"mI the
West Coast to Oahu in offerings llIllde ror ah4aente !'roll Oahu. 7b~
fore, no &slJUJlIPtions are necessary, and all offerings for such s~
mente rill indicate the Time Indicator for the lllOnth prior to that
in lIhich del:1:.,ery is desired. In using this method, priontr shipnenta
from the West Coast will be indicated by the use of ths double "T1alI
Indicator" t while shiPl!lents from Oahu rlll be establUhed by use ot
local proc edures .
~~~ - Pacllic OCean Areas are divided iJ'lto seven (7)
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tor ehi ZONES
Oroup.s (2) pp....>t> purposes. These zones are (1) KI:n11&n and Gilbert
(6-)Ie hall Group (J) Eniwetok (b) ltarianas (5) 'estem
"" J1ma (7) Il;yukywo.
Smar TON _ Keasure of night equal to 2,COO pounds.
SPl3C _ Soutb Pacific Base cOlJIIlMd.
SPECIAL PROJECTS - An Air Force S):lecial Project is • type of
eh:Lt-Im
t.. Wt~ anticipa:U1I8 the requirements of an overseu aetivit1 and
1Ilto 1n1 ted by the CG, ATSC or CG, POATSC. These rtJlJY be broken d"11*l
I'tplatU t1&l eupp],y in support of aircraft aU.ocated to • theater,
~ t..rt. epar.. and epec1&l l15ta recCClllended b1 the· theater or
~tbor1t7. S~ ~i.nM. with or without acc.asori$S, are
.. og"Qt..hId. on
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TARE \iEIQlIT _ Weieht of contents and container. Term is used
in connection With air ahipment3. Crene Ship
AD Advance Base Dock
TARGET _ A designation for point of assault. Also used synon- A!l!l Advance Flase Sectional Pock
~ualy for destination. A951l Collier

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~AT _ To Accor.1p8.l'lY 'l'roops. ~raee5 all supplies with 'Ilhich an ACU De3troyer Te.~er
orr,anilation IIlOves !rcr.. one base to another. All J,rrlt'lUl'li+;~:'n Ship
AE ";rovision Storeship
TDlE: nlDICATOR (Lettered) - Used for maintenance shipping and AJ
usually referred to o.s "Lettered Indicators". Apply to bases on tlobUe Floatinf, nr,rdock
lnOnthly shlppine schedules instead of on a Shipreent Number schedule. ._"
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J.!isceUan80US AwdliarY
AC A.'1l'Ohibio us Force F1a.(;shiP
TU.!E nmICATOR (llumbered) - Is a CinCFQA tar::!. and is the equlv- AOC Sea.goinll nredll8
aJ.ent of the time indicator norr..a.lly used by the Arr!Iy in requisitioning haD Li"hthouse Tender
supplies. It differs· in that instead of a spread of IS days all~ ACL l.!otor Torpedo Boat Tender
tor the liftine of supplies. all supplies IllUst be at the Port of ACP surveying Ship
FJ:Ibarkatlon in time to be lifted by a certain date as the Shipment AOS I!l)spital Ship
!Ium':)er 1s based upon a predete~ed estimated time of departure from All
Co riest Coast port. Shipmont nUI:'lber:J, as nOlf being used, are expressed Cargo Ship
AK Cargo Ship, Attack
as whole nUl!lbers, or as whole numbers and one hal! (12 or 12.5). The AKA
time element involved between the whole numbers is 20 days, lIhile the Deep Hold Cargo Ship
AKD Net Cargo Ship
hal! numbers represent the lOth day in bet....een. For CJCat.lPle, Shipl!lent AKI1
110. 10 sailed on )0 septeJ:lber from san Francisco, a..."d Shipnent No. II General stores - Issue Ship
AKS Careo Ship and Aircra1't Ferri
sailed on 20 October. Shipoent 110. 10,5 sailed on 10 October. AY!l
AL Lie.I-,tship
TOr WADED _ A['IPl1es to carrIo loaded into the top hold of a J~e Sweeper
A1l l:ine Sweeper, Base
ves:lel. ,"lb Cine Sweeper, Coastal
UP l:. T T.unJ?S _ Uni t Persormcl and TOl'Vlage Table required to be Allc
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lline SWeeper, Harbor
t'illod out by every un! t upon enbarJ.-.ation. Net Lay1.ng Ship
AN
-r...ss!:L Dr.5ICLlATIOi: - "U.S.S." design<ite3 a vcs$e:!. como1!:sioned AO Oiler, or Fuel Oil tanker
in the United States Ilavy. "U.S.f•. T." designates a ves!lelrnanned AOG Gasoline Tanker
and o;'lerated by .Il..."d c.t the eJC!)ense of the liar Department. "5.5." Al' Transport
preceding the r\.l1ee of Q vessel destenates it as a stea:::ler whereas APA Transport Attack
"£j.S." donOtdS the involved vessel as a motorship.
V".;ssCL niDICJ..TOR - A cot'lbination of nUlll6rical and alphabetical
symbola designat1ne a vessel trip.
of this IIIo1J1U4l.
Refer to Chapter II, Section 5 • APB
APC
AI'<:
APO
APF
APG
Artillery Barge
Cavalry Transport
Coastal Transport (Small)
liieh Speed (DD) Transport
Administration Flauship
Support Gunnery Ship
.VESSi:t ::ANIF'EST - Cot1.pilation of cargo loaded on a vessel. It Transport for Evacuation of Wounded
W1uaUy contAin:; ite:uzation of nOQCnclature, hatch sto1'1i1ge, full API!
APL lAbOr Transport or Barracks Ship
description of cnrco roquirlna special l11'ts, etc. ~echanized Artillery Transport
APl.l
APlI Uon-1!echan1zed - Artillery Transoort
\;~jP"CBACOl! ~ ~(e3tern Pacific &:;e Co:t=d.
APP Troop BarBe, Class II .
~3XT?JJ:3 _ ~atcr e~ress tr£nsportation. Expedited service for APR Rescue Transport
e5 APS Transport, Subnarine
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Unclassified
Repair
Troop Barge. Class B LandinB BarBe. Dnergency
APr LBE Landing Barge, Flak
Tran::sport ond AirCraft Fe1T7
API
AR Repair Ship LBF tanding Barge, Kitchen
Repair Ship, lkltUe Dc:lage LDK I,and1n6 Barge, oiler
ARll Cable Repairing or Lay1n£ Ship 100 Landine Barge, Vehicle

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ARD Floating DTydock
Rep.air Dock, Concrete ~ Landing Baree, Water
ARJX Repair Ship _ Internal Cor.lbUstion Fl\e:1ne I£A Landing Craft, A:!Isault
A.<C teO Landing Craft, Control
Keavy-Hull Repair Ship
ARM Repair Ship. Landing craft I.CE tandinc: Craft, Emergency Repair
AllL Heavy 104ehiNlry Repair Ship LC::' Landing Craft, Fltlk
ARll
A.'IS
ARV
Salv3ll:e Vessel
Aircrart Repair Ship
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lClI
Landing Craft I Gun
Landing Craft, Headquarters
AR Submarine Tender WI landing Craft, Infantry
Suboarine Re.cue Vessel ~ Land1nC Craft, Yechanized
J.SR
ATA Ocean Tug, AuxiliAry lCf! land1ne Craft; Nav1gational
ATF OCean rue. fleet
LCP LandinJ:; Craft, Persormel
ATO OCean Tug, Old
Am OCean rue. Rescue lC?(N) LandinC Gra1't, Personnel (Nested)
Seaplane Tender LC?(R) Landinc; Craft, Personnel (Ramped)
AV LCP(SY) Landing Craft, Personnel (Survey)
AVC t;atapult Lighter
AVD Seaplane Tender (DD) LCP(U) Landing Craft, Personnel (Utility)
AVP Seaplane Tender (Snall) LCR landing Craft, Rubber
AVR hircraft Re~cue Vessel LCS IAndi.ne Craft, Support
A. Distil.l1.n{l Ship
:!ater Tanker
LCS(R) Landing Craft, Support (Rocket)
A'1¥..
Airship Tender (lighter than Air) LCT Landing Craft, Tank
AZ lCT(A) Landing Craft, Tank (An:lored)
Battloahir LCT(it) Landing Craft, Tank (Rocket)
DB JJ;V Landing Craft, Vehicle
CA HUV"J Cruiser I.CVP Lmd1ng Craft, Vehicle - Personnel
CB laree Cruiser ISO Landinc Ship, Bombardment
CC Battle Cruiser LSC IaOOing Ship, Carrier (Derrick-Hoistine)
CF Fl.y1nc Deck Cruiser ISD LandinI! Ship, Dock
CL Light Cruiser ISE Landing Ship, Emergency Repair
Anti-AirCraft Cruiser
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LUna L'l)'er Landine Ship, Fighter Direction
CJJ ISH Landing Ship, Gantry
lline layer, Coastal
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CV
CVB
Aircraft. Carrier
Aircraft Carrier, larce
ISI
ISI(H)
landine:
Landine:
Ship, Headquarters
Ship, Infantry
CVE
eVL
Aircraft CArrier J E3cort
Aircraft Carrier. Srna.l1 ~ ~~~ ~~~: ~~=ry (Hand-Hoisting)
CVS Seaplano carrier ISS landing Ship, Personnel
IST ~~ne Ship, SteM'1-Chute
DD Destroyer ISV ng Ship, Tank
DE Escort Vessel LVT Landing Ship, Vehicle
DL Destroyer Leader
Lieht Uine Layer LVT(A) i: ding Vehicle, Tracked.
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DUS l~ne :;weepor, Hieh Spood (~ desi811ations O/~~drehi~e, Tracked (Armored)
ar:: ~;:atillt~ l~ters (~3(JJ,r~;s(s3r~1C:~ps and. .VehicJ..
the mark.) -!. use of a nUlJlber aft ' es "large", "l.:ll
L or the deSignation j
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Prefix "0" a:J in "OaB" etc. denotes "Old" !N District Ilet Tender
o !N. District Gate Vessel
Patrol Vessel, Submarine Chaser (173') INT Di8trict flet Tender (Tug Class)
PC YO
Patrol Vessel, Escort (160') District Barge, Fuel Oil

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PCE(R) Patrol Ve:Jsel, Escort (Rescue){l80') District Barge, Gasoline
Patrol Ve:Jsel, Subr:larine Chaser (U6') TOS District Barge, Oil Storage
FCS yp
Patrol Ves:Jel. &acle District Patrol Veasel
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PC
Patrol Vessel, Frigate
Patrol Vessel, Gunboat
YI'll
YPJ(
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District Pile Driver
District Barge, Pontoon Storage
I'GI 1.!otor Gunboat (SC Hull) District Workshop, Floating
I'il Patrol Vessel, River Gunboat mc District Chamber, Submarine Rescue
Patrol Vessol, Uotor Torpedo Boat YRD(M) District Workshop, Float1ne, Drydock (Hull)
l'T YRD(M)
!'TO Patrol Vessel, Kotor Boat, Suanarine Chaser District Workshop, Float1ne, Drydock (Jlac1llnery)
l'T Patrol Vessel, Yacht '" District Barge, Stevedoring
PI, Patrol Vessel, Yacht, Coastal
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",p
Distriot Derrick, Seaplane WrecJd.ne

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Patrol Vossel, Submarine Chaser (110 1 )
Wne Layine Submarlne
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TIB
Dbtrict Pontoon, 5aJ.vage
District ~ge, Sludge Removal
D16tr1ct Tug, Harbor, Big
55 SubMrine
me
TIS
Dbtrict rue, Harbor, Uedil1lll
DiDtrict Tug, Harbor, Small
Pre1'ix "X" as in XAP, UK, etc. denotes ITT District Barge, Torpedo Testing
X YW Dbtrict Baree, V/ater
"Not a U.S. !laval Vessel"

YA District Lighter, Ash

YAO Di:Jtrict Auxiliary, !ll1scellaneous
YO District. Lighter, Open
YOF District Float, Car
YO. District Lighter, Open Cargo
YC'{ District Lighter, Aircraft Transportation
ID District Derrick, Floating
IDC District Degaussing Vessel
lIlT District Diving Tender
IE D1Jltrict I.1ghter, Alrnunition
IF District Liehtcr, Covered
IFB District Ferry Boat and launch
YFIl District Floating Drydock
m District Lighter, Torpedo Transportation
YO DiBtr1ct Lighter, Oarbage
YH District Boat, AmbulanCe
nIB DiBtrlct Boat, House
YIlT District Scow Heating
!LA District Lighter, Open Landing
Yll District Oredge
YIlS District Motor U1ne Sweeper
lIlT District Tug, Motor
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