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PURPOSE. This Regulation prescribes uniform policies, responsibilities, and procedures governing management and control of the Department of Defense (DOD) intermodal equipment system and system 463-L pallets, nets, and tiedown equipment. The equipment system includes intermodal containers and container services, either DOD-owned, -leased or commercially provided, and other International Standards Organization (ISO)-configured equipment held by DOD activities before, during, or after intermodal shipment in the Defense Transportation System (DTS). This Regulation establishes responsibilities and guidelines for the DOD equipment system and system 463-L asset acquisition, control, facilities, funding, handling, in-transit visibility (ITV), maintenance, management, training, disposition, ISO registration, and accountability.