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NSIAD-94-66R 1 (1993-11-16)

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 A        United States
          General Accounting Office
A ar      Washington, D.C. 20548

          National Security and
          International Affairs Division
          B-255563

          November 16, 1993

          General George A. Joulwan
          Commander-in-Chief
          U.S. European Command

          Dear General Joulwan:

          This letter is the result of our review of freight traffic
          management practices in the European theater. Our objectives
          were to examine the Department of Defense's (DOD) systems for
          (1) identifying and reporting in-transit freight losses and
          damages and (2) reporting transportation charges. We have
          discussed the issues in this letter with your staff and have
          incorporated their comments where appropriate. They generally
          agreed with the recommendations and the information presented.

          BACKGROUND

          The European Command (USEUCOM) issues directives on in-transit
          freight losses and damages unique to its theater. U.S. Army,
          Europe (USAREUR), a major component of USEUCOM, oversees
          traffic management services in Central Europe' during
          peacetime and wartime. USAREUR uses two systems for
          transporting DOD freight within Central Europe--military and
          European-based commercial carriers. The 37th Transportation
          Command (37th TRANSCOM), a component of USAREUR, transports
          ammunition, mail, supplies, and other items within the
          theater. The 266th Theater Finance Command (266th TFC), also
          a component of USAREUR, pays commercial carriers for
          transportation services incurred within the Central European
          theater.

          The Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC) in Europe is
          responsible for managing the theater's cargo loss and damage
          program. MTMC's Intra-Theater Commercial Transportation
          Division (ICTD), monitors freight losses and damages caused by
          commercial carriers and negotiates commercial carrier
          transportation tenders.



          Central Europe includes Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany,
          Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.


GAO/NSIAD-94-66R European Transportation

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