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February 2010Protecting Readiness to Meet Today’s ChallengesFigure 22 – Strategic SealiftFY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011Prepositioning Ships:Maritime Prepo Ships (O&M,N) 14 16 16USPACOM Ammo Prepo (O&M,N) 1 1Army Prepo Ships (O&M,A) 6 7Air Force Prepo Ships (O&M,AF) 2 2DLA Prepo Ships (DWCF) 1 11821Surge Ships:Large Medium‐Speed RORO Ships (NDSF) 11 10 10Aviation Logistics Support (NDSF) 2 2 2Hospital Ships (NDSF) 2 2 2Ready Reserve Force Ships (NDSF) 50 49 49Prepositioning Capacity (millions of square feet) 4.8 5.2 5.2Surge Capacity (millions of square feet) 9.0 8.7 8.7Total Sealift Capacity (millions of square feet) 13.8 13.9 13.9Each of three Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS) squadrons supports a MarineExpeditionary Brigade for 30 days. Operating costs of prepositioning ships andexercise costs for surge ships are reimbursed in the National Defense Sealift Fund(NDSF) by the operations account of the requiring Defense component, as notedparenthetically in the figure above. The biennial exercise costs of the aviationmaintenance ships and the hospital ship missions are reimbursed out of the DONoperation and maintenance appropriations, which also fund the daily operatingcosts of the MPS. Strategic Sealift ships provide the Navy the logistics capabilityneeded to respond quickly to immediate missions with a sustained force.The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) prepositioning ship is an Offshore PetroleumDistribution System (OPDS) ship; a contracted system, using one contracted vesselto meet the requirement.The ten Navy Surge Large Medium‐Speed RORO ships (LMSR) are maintained in afour‐day ROS and provide the initial surge sealift capacity required to transportcombat forces equipment from CONUS to an area of operations to satisfywarfighting requirements.Two hospital ships, the USNS Mercy and the USNS Comfort, are maintained in a fivedayROS and provide the initial surge hospital capability to support warfighting andFY 2011 Department of the Navy Budget 4‐7