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U.S. and Mongolia Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement Signing

DMA Pacific - Hawaii Media Bureau

Aug. 2, 2013 | 1:17

B-Roll of U.S. Pacific Command visit to the Mongolian Ministry of Defense to sign a new Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement with the Mongolian Armed Forces. The ACSA is one of the three "Foundational Agreements" that greatly facilitate the ability of partner nations' military forces to operate with US forces. It is a logistics agreement that allows the parties to mutually provide a wide range of support, supplies and services, including but not limited to food, fuel, ammunition, spare parts, medical care, transportation, lease of general purpose vehicles, airlift, sealift, warehouse storage, base security and communications. Mongolia extensively utilizes the agreement to support their forces in Afghanistan, and the US obtains the bulk of their required logistics support for EXERCISE Khan Quest using the ACSA, saving both parties considerable expense by not having to ship required items and instead obtaining them locally. Of particular importance to Mongolia, the ACSA gives them the opportunity to purchase a wide variety of fuels from over 600 DOD fuel facilities operated around the globe, and also allows them to purchase military airlift for personnel and cargo movement. The agreement is an important Security Cooperation tool, and effectively serves as a "force multiplier" by enhancing partner nation capability. Unlike the previous agreement which it replaced, the new agreement has no expiration date and will remain in force indefinitely. Available in high definition.