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Improved air cargo operations.

By Galvan, Lupe G.
Publication: Army Logistician
Date: Monday, May 1 2006

To reduce the number of coalition vehicles and personnel required to travel Iraqi roads to deliver ground cargo, the Arrays 1st Corps Support Command and the Marine Corps' 1st Marine Expeditionary Force worked together to find a way to increase the amount of cargo being flown into the Iraqi theater. Their efforts resulted in the creation of the Joint Air Cargo Operations Team (JACOT). The JACOT, the first interservice team of its kind, coordinates air assets in Iraq.

Before the establishment of JACOT, interservice cooperation was limited. The Marine Corps operated tradi

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