Gearing Up For War
The Military Traffic Management Command spent more than $400 million to ship equipment and supplies to troops by land and sea from January to March - a 65 percent increase over the $239 million spent during the same period in 2002.
| Fiscal Year | 2003 | 2002 |
| TRUCK | $158,631,861 | $92,817,607 |
| AIR | $115,749,262 | $69,774,838 |
| OCEAN | $76,843,214 | $52,132,607 |
| RAIL | $47,798,262 | $20,287,061 |
| BARGE | $5,316,011 | $3,924,984 |
Source: Military Traffic Management Command
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