How does the US military deliver tanks and other heavy equipment to battlefields overseas?
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* Pre-positioned equipment: there are stocks of equipment setup in Europe, Diego Garcia (in the Indian Ocean) and other places waiting for the US to use them.
* The [Military Sealift Command](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Sealift_Command)and the [US Merchant Marine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine): ships that the US military either owns or can use to get cargo into the fight.
* The USAF Air Mobility Command: all the “airlifters” of the USAF, mostly the C-5, C-17 and C-130 cargo planes.
* The [Civil Reserve Air Fleet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Reserve_Air_Fleet) – US flagged airlines that get contracting deals commit to making a percentage of their fleet available to the military. However, this is mostly for troops and spare parts.
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