The entitlement is paid at a daily rate based on grade and years of sea service. Top of Page U.S. Army Marine Sea Service Program 1. United States Army Watercraft providing the foundation for theater opening and reception of Army and joint forces committed in advancing the national military strategy and are an integral part of Force XXI for projecting and sustaining combat power. Waterborne logistics delivers 90 percent of all unit equipment and supplies of U.S. forces. Army watercraft are prepared to deploy at any time, to any location, to fulfill the objectives of this strategy.
Watercraft fall into two categories, lighterage and floating utility.
These two categories are defined according to the mission they perform. Unit LCUs transport personnel, containers, vehicles, and outsize cargo in offshore discharge operations. The heavy boat company also augments lighterage in a port or harbor, in inland or coastal waters, or between islands. The company also provides lighterage service required in joint amphibious or other waterborne tactical operations. Unit LCMs transport personnel and cargo in Army water terminal operations and water-borne tactical operations.