(DoD) The geographic point in a routing scheme from which cargo or personnel depart. This may be a seaport or aerial port from which personnel and equipment flow to a port of debarkation; for unit and non-unit requirements, it may or may not coincide with the origin. Also called POE. See also port of debarkation.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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