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This waterway is also home to two Department of Defense designated military outload facilities.
It is actually the largest military equipment outload port in the nation. Therefore, VPAR is a large
waterfront facility that is a part of infrastructure that is critical to the national defense and economy
of the United States.
The  Valero Port Arthur Refinery
(VPAR) is a large waterfront facility
that is a part of infrastructure critical
to national defense and the econo-
my of the United States.
It is also the fastest growing port
complex in the nation and almost all
of the vessel traffic on this waterway
passes in front of the VAPR dock fa-
Valero Port Arthur Refinery cilities, a characteristic known by ad-
(VPAR)
versaries (both domestic and foreign
• Best Maritime/Seaport Security based) and represents security chal-
Program
lenges that are unique to this area.
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