DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
HEADQUARTERS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
12 November 2024
Department of the Army
Pamphlet 56-4

Surface Transportation

Distribution of Materiel, Distribution Platform Management, and In-Transit Visibility Procedures

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

RANDY A. GEORGE
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

Official:

MARK F. AVERILL
Administrative Assistant to the
Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is a new Department of the Army pamphlet.

Applicability. This pamphlet applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this pamphlet is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this pamphlet that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this pamphlet by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the organization's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting organization and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific requirements.

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Distribution. This pamphlet is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

DA PAM 56-4 • 12 November 2024

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