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distribution system
Term Source:
JP 4-09
(Distribution Operations)
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1.) That complex of facilities, installations, methods, and procedures designed to receive, store, maintain, distribute, and control the flow of military materiel between the point of receipt into the military system and the point of issue to using activities and units.
See Also:
- related inland petroleum distribution system
- related theater distribution system
In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
Term Classification: logistics
Source:
Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Term sourced from JP 4-09: Distribution Operations, updated December 2013
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This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015
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