What does ASR stand for?

The European Union, which depends on Russia for about one-quarter of its natural gas needs, has sought alternate supply routes, including the prospective Nabucco pipeline that would carry the Caspian and Central Asian gas to Europe but skirt Russia.

1) Many of the primary and secondary canals parallel roads used as alternate supply routes by coalition forces to conduct patrol missions.

This road connects to Chabahar port in Iran which has huge potential to become an alternate supply route for the western forces battling in the arid southern and western Afghanistan.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Throughout the operation, the 301st MEB directed mounted combat patrols, route reconnaissance, route security, and mobility operations in a competitive environment while directing simultaneous construction operations at the NUWC, the mock village of Medina Wasl at Four Corners, the rock quarry, and the southeast corner of Area of Operation Bronco, along Alternate Supply Route Long Island.

It manned three observation points (OPs) along three main and alternate supply routes, provided counterfire and direct support (DS) fires for the 2-28th Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and conducted base defense for Camp Ramadi.

The Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station, a remotely operated weapon mounted on top of a vehicle and controlled from a command center within it, has become a safer means for soldiers to patrol main and alternate supply routes, providing security and searching for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) "The primary purpose of the CROWS is to get the gunner out of the turret, where he is exposed to enemy fire and fragmentation, and get him down inside the vehicle for protection," said Sgt.

NATO needs Russia's assistance in Afghanistan, especially in providing an alternate supply route to the one through Pakistan that has been under regular Taliban attacks.

Main supply route (MSR) and alternate supply route (ASR) systems were the primary means for transporting supplies to the customer units.