JLOTS '06 Demonstrates huge joint military capacity: joint information bureau, JLOTS '06.

About 1,800 active and Reserve military personnel from all four military services pulled their expertise together in the Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore (JLOTS) 2006 exercise at Fort Story, Va.

JLOTS '06 is a multi-service cargo distribution exercise incorporating the Off-Shore Petroleum Discharge System (OPDS), an all-weather facility for bulk transfer of petroleum, oils, and lubricants directly from an offshore tanker to a beach termination unit.

The main exercise was conducted June 11-21. JLOTS is a critical capability that allows the military to move force