land bases with positionable and undeniably accessible forward offshore 
bases. Beyond this, the concept of burden sharing by U.S. allies should 
be included as a possibility where such alliances derive mutual benefit 
from nearby U.S. military presence on offshore bases. 
Table 2. Logistic Throughput: Basing System I (With MOBS) 
Event Cumulative 
Event Type Tonnage Tonnage 
MEU/ACBs 11,123 
NMCB-AirDet 1535 
NMCB-AirEch roe 
NMCB-SeaEch(air) 14,942 
MPS 60, 394 
MPF-MEB/ACBs 156,965 
Army (LT DIV) 197,852 
Army (LTARM+LTCS) 245, 339 
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