The army, in particular, is overstretched, and the navy is being forced to reduce the battle-readiness of some ships to concentrate men and equipment in those on front-line duty.
There are ships carrying heavy equipment and aid that are being held at the ports of Port-au-Prince and Saint-Marc and they can't unload because people are demanding payoffs.
The ships can travel 2, 000 miles in less than 48 hours, twice the speed of the Pentagon's regular cargo ships, and carry enough equipment to support about 5, 000 soldiers.
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Few capabilities are more indispensable to the future combat effectiveness of the Marines than those that enable troops and equipment to be rapidly and survivably transported from assault ships over the beach and around the battle zone.
Among other things, the resolution would freeze the assets of about a dozen companies and individuals suspected of having links to Iran's nuclear or ballistic missile program and authorize the inspection of any aircraft or ships to and from Iran that are suspected of carrying prohibited equipment.
Costa is introducing new rules about safety briefings, mandatory additional life jackets and, crucially, new equipment is being introduced to accurately track all of Costa's ships and notify headquarters if the captain decides to take a detour.
On Tuesday, three more ships will arrive, carrying 2, 200 Marines and heavy equipment, he said.
Recruits will be trained on screens replicating equipment on the latest type 45 destroyers and existing ships.
Nearly all tractor-trailers, delivery vehicles, buses, trains, ships, boats and barges, farm, construction and military vehicles and equipment run on diesel fuel.
"Beside the fact that there is a need for quite a lot of soldiers, there is a need for logistical staff, people in the headquarters, ships that can ferry equipment on long distances, planes that can move equipment and personnel, " he said.
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