22 FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – Soldiers from the 10th Transportation Battalion (Terminal), 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), under the operational control of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command, completed the draw and sail of Army prepositioned stock in Guam, July 17, in support of Defender Pacific 2021. In preparation for DP21, the 7th TBx Soldiers traveled from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., to Japan to draw and operate a Landing Craft Utility vessel and the Roll-on/Roll-off Discharge Facility, a component of the Modular Causeway System, from APS. The Army outlines in ATP 3-35.1 that “the APS program is a cornerstone of the Army’s ability to rapidly project power.” Helping provide the Theater Army with the ability to rapidly conduct operations until air and sea lines of communication can be established by having critical equipment strategically staged across the region.