Which branch of service had the first nave?

Army.  The Hannah was commissioned on August 24, 1775; two months before the Continental Congress authorized a Continental Navy (the origin of the U.S. Navy)

What was the original dividing line between the Army's Navy and the U.S. Navy?

Brown water

versus

blue water

Why dd the army create wagoneers in the Revolutionary War?

because of the unreliability of civilian contractors

What was the fundamental difference between the Northern and Southern utilizations of rail and water craft during the Civil war?

Centralized versus decentralized control

What organization was created in 1899 to manage ports of embarkation and the Army's sea going fleet?

Army Transportation Service

The Standard B "Liberty" Truck was unique in what respect?

It was the first standard design vehicle approved by the Army Qurtermaster that any manufactureer could make and all parts were interchangeable.

What organization managed all Army trucks in WWI?

The Motor Transport Corps

What lesson about transportation was learned in France during WWI?

All modes of transportation neededto be managed by a single command - the Chief of Transportation

Why did the Army adopt pack mules as a means of tranportation?

The mounted branch needed a means of transportation that could keep pace over any kind of terrain.

Where did the Army use pack mules during WWII? And why did they use them?

The mountains of Italy and jingles of Burma due to restrictive terrain.

When was the Transportation Corps created?

July 31, 1942

The Transportation Corps was primarily created to provide what capabilities?

Traffic management (movement control), port operations, and rail operations

What was the historical significance of Operation Mulberry for the Army?

It set the standard against which all subsequesnt JLOTS operations are measured

In WWII, why did the Army need an amphibious vehicle?

It needed a vehicle that, unlike normal landing craft, could drive over sand bars and not have to stop at the water's edge.

Small sailing ships manned by Australian sailors.

The lack of functioning railleading out of the Cherbourg Peninsula

The Quartermaster Corps gave the Transportation Corps trucks when?

In 1946, after WW II

When did the Transportation Corps create the first Army helicopter company?

1950, right after Korean War

The 1st Marine Division and the 2nd Infantry Division escaped through the gauntlet of the Chinese encirclement on what?

Army trucks

Who was the first Transportation Corps Medal of Honor recipient?

LTC John U.D. Page.  He was a X Corps Artillery officer who was performing the duties of a Transportation officer during the withdrawal of the 1st Marine Division.

In 1954, the Transportation Corps received total responsibility for what mode of Army Transportation?

TC received responsibility for all watercraft from the Corps of Engineers.

What was the Transportation Corps solution to convoy ambushes during the Vietnam war?

Gun Trucks

The "Eve of Destruction" has how many M2 .50 caliber machineguns?

Four; one in the front right and one in the front left corners plus a set of rear duals.

What were the first complete units to deploy to the Vietnam War?

Transportation Corps helicopter companies which arrived in 1962

During the height of the Vietnam War, the Transportation Corps was responsible for what aspects of Army aviation?

Aviation maintenance and aircraft recovery

The US Military Railroad System belonged to which branch of the Army in the Civil War?

Engineers

The vast majority of cargo was moved in Vietnam by what mode of transportation?

Army watercraft

To shorten the lines of communication and reduce the vulnerability to convoy ambush, the Transportation Corps did what?

Built Army ports and conducted LOTS operations near bases needing supplies.

What Transportation Corps Soldiers earned the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War?

SP4 Larry Dahl and SGT William Seay

The 403rd A/DACG was the first transportation unit to conduct a combat jump in what conflict?

Operation Just Cause, the invasion of Panama in 1989

Operational Desert Storm was the first post-Vietnam war operation of the 7th Transportation Group.  What was its role?

Port operations and port clearance; or reception, stagin, and onward movement.

As a result of the ambushes in Mogadishu, Somalia, the Transportation Corps developed what fully armored vehicle?

The M1114 Up-armored HMMWV

The primary role of the Transportation Corps during the early years of operations in the land-locked country of Afghanistan was what?

Movement control and A/DACG

The war in Iraq realized the need for what Vietnam War capability?

Convoy security or gun trucks

Who was the first truck driver to earn the Silver Star Medal during the war in Iraq?

SPC Jeremy Church

during the war in Iraq, the Transportation Corps was so short of what two assts that it had to borrow "in lieu of" companies from other Army branches and US Air Force?

Truck companies and convoy escort companies

Spanish-American Gallery

Taking lessons learned and finding a lasting solution

Liberty Truck area:

Developing and fielding equipment that bettered the Transportation Corps

World War I Gallery:

Challenges of multi-mode transportation and the need for centralized control (movement control)

Pack Mule Gallery:

How did you handle transportation when modern methods were not working and you had to fall back on older, more traditional methods?

1919 Convoy:

Our military's role in developing things for teh Army that have benfitted the general public.

Roadrailer exhibit:

Finding a field fix for a field problem (GI Ingenuity)

Red Ball exhibit:

Different branches of the Army coming together to accomplish a mission.

Army integration.

Mulberry, DUKW, Aussies:

Finding innovative ways of solving Army problems.

Korean War Gallery:

-Military operations in restricted terrain.

-Working under the auspices of the U.N.

-Personal recollections of the Korean conflict.

Cold War Gallery:

-Personal experiences of the Cold War other than in Korea or Vietnam.

-Personal experiences in experimentation operations

Vietnam War Gallery:

-Personal recollection of convoy, convoy escort, helicopter recovery, port, LOTS, or other Army watercraft operations

-General experiences from Vietnam that reflect leadership, spirit-de corps or camaraderie

Grenada and Panama:

Personal recollections

Desert Shield/Desert Storm:

-Experiences with host nation contractors supplementing Army Transportation

-Personal recollections of Transportation Corps activities in DS/DS

Up-Armored HMMWV:

-Experiences with the development and fielding of the M1114 HMMWV

-Personal recollections of Transportation missions during humanitarian or peacekeeping operations (Haiti/Somalia, Bosnia/Kosovo)

Afghanistan:

-Transportation operations in restrictive terrain

-Military operations with foreign military assistance

Iraqi Freedom:

-Mentoring subordinates or being mentored by leadership (Church exhibit)

-Fighting the long fight and what that entails