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  DEPOT FACILITIES AND OPERATION
  12-10. Depots are part of the
  strategic logistics support structure Depot Categories
  and hold national-level stockpiles and
  The depots are generally divided
  strategic reserves. They occupy fixed
  into the following categories:
  peacetime facilities, aboveground and
  • Area distribution depots.
  underground structures, plus dispersal
  • Ammunition depots.
  sites throughout the country. They
  • Maintenance depots.
  manage the distribution of war stocks
  • Medical depots.
  and armaments and materiel, and
  perform any higher-level repair work
  that is accomplished in country. Examples of these repairs include aircraft
  instrumentation, optics, and electronics. The depots manage the distribution
  of consumables such as fuel, food, and other items from the civilian economy.
  Rocket and missile units, aviation support units, and air defense
  maintenance units receive logistics support direct from the nearest depot.
  12-11. A single depot may have one or more of the above missions. An area
  distribution depot (ADD) receives, stores, and distributes items for units
  operating or assigned within its geographic support area. Major end items
  may also be stored in an ADD, but normally are stored in a maintenance
  depot. The materiel stored within an ADD should accommodate a majority of
  the demands placed on the distribution system for the units located in its
  respective support area. An ammunition depot receives stores, renovates,
  issues, and demilitarizes munitions of all types. Maintenance depots overhaul
  major end items and repairable components and, as necessary, perform
  limited fabrication and manufacturing. All overhaul items are stored at a
  maintenance depot until disposition instructions are received from the MOD.
  Medical depots are discussed in the Medical Logistics section of this chapter.
  Aboveground Structures
  12-12. Aboveground structures range from factory warehouses to
  aboveground hardened structures. Hardened structures are reinforced for
  protection against aerial and ground attack. Earth mounded bunkers are an
  example of an aboveground hardened structure. The State uses extensive
  camouflage and concealment techniques to reduce the detection signature of
  these structures to enemy reconnaissance platforms. The State will also
  develop sophisticated decoy sites.
  Underground Structures
  12-13. Underground structures include shallow buried and deep underground
  bunkers and complexes. There are cases where the State uses underground
  storage facilities to house its C2 complexes and medical facilities.
  Underground structures are dispersed throughout the country and consist of
  intersecting tunnels with multiple exits. Some of these exits may lead to
  either external combat positions or other subterranean facilities. Large
  camouflaged doors cover the entrances. The camouflage material matches the
  surrounding rock so closely that one has to knock on the surface to determine
  the difference. Normally, a complex may extend over a square kilometer or