INFORMATION BRIEF

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United States Army Combined Arms Support
Command Directorate of Combat Developments for
Quartermaster CASCOM DCD-QM

• INFORMATION BRIEF
• Class I Configured Loads - History, Reality,
  Support to the IBCT and Beyond
• 26 February 2002

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Agenda

• History
• Desert Storm
• Bosnia
• Roving Sands 99
• Class I Rules, Planning, Considerations
• IBCT Requirements
• Future Activities
• Some Class I Configured Load Examples

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Background

• The Army typically has built huge stockpiles of
  items as various levels just in case
• Future operations on a non contiguous battlefield
  require a streamlined logistics system that
  considers the distribution pipeline as the
  warehouse
• Somewhere either an ISB, FOB or Subsistence
  Platoon there will be stocks of Class I and that
  is where the Configured Loads will be built.

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Desert Storm Class I Logistics

• Huge stockpiles
• Single menu containers
• No Asset Visibility

Break bulk
40 Ft Container
Lasagna
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Bosnia

• Eat through the Box Concept Initiated
• Prime Vendor Support
• Supply lines not interdicted

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Breakbulk
40 Ft Container
Lasagna
Standardized 20ft Container Feeds 400 Soldiers
for 5 Days
STRAT-PACK
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Roving Sands 99 Lessons Learned

• STRATPACK (SCL) 2 Days for 1200 is too tight in
  container
• Only 16 warehouse skid positions in a 20 foot ISO
  container.
• Loose items just jammed in to make it fit.
• UGR-A Perishable is separate.
• CROP is an enabler - Is 2 days for 800 possible
  on CROP? (Verified at QM Regimental Week 6/15/00)
• 2 days for 800 on CROP will not fit in ISO
  Container due to entry angle and increased height
  of loads (Verified 6/15/00)
• UGR is much easier to handle
• RF/AIT provides due-in visibility from wherever
  assembled, limited tracking, and will provide
  accountability at the container level. (UNISYS
  to implement)

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Class I Rules

• MREs as sole source of nutrition for up to 21
  days
• Reality - Field Commanders want cook prepared
  meals ASAP - Morale issue!
• Supplements are mandatory items per OTSG
• UGRs now only require milk as a supplement.
• MREs require Milk and Bread if sole source of
  nutrition beyond 21 days
• Enhancements are nice to have and include
• Fresh Fruit, salads, bread
• Milk, and bread after Day 21 with MREs.
• No UGR-HS or UGR-A meals can be prepared until
  cooks and equipment arrive (cooks not organic to
  IBCT but augmentation and reside in the CSSC)

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Class I Planning

• Planning Information
• MREs - 12/case 48 cases / pallet 576 meals
  /pallet
• UGR-HS - 3 box module feeds 50 24 boxes per
  pallet feeds 400
• UGR-A - 3 box module (2 semi-perishable /dry and
  1 perishable that requires refrigeration)
• Semi-perishable 24 boxes per pallet 600 meals,
  requires perishable box
• Perishable box feeds 50. Perishable boxes vary
  in size depending on item. (Need to standardize
  box size / Know quantity per pallet)
• Shelf Stable Bread - 96/ case 15 cases / pallet
  480 serving per pallet
• Cereal - 72/case 52 cases / pallet 3744
  servings per pallet
• UHT Milk - 54/case 60/pallet 3240
  cartons/pallet
• Milk is typically provided 2 for breakfast and 1
  ea for lunch and dinner.
• White milk more popular at breakfast - Chocolate
  and Strawberry by far at other meals.

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Considerations

• CONUS based support for MRE/Bottled Water
  initially.
• CONUS based distribution can not support units
  when we task organize and when missions change.
  This must be done closer to the action ie.
  PSP/SP, FOB or ISB
• Sustainment must ship at same time units are
  deploying.
• 40 Bulk containers still a reality.
• CL on CROP when ever possible?
• Per current OTSG Policy can subsist on MREs for
  only 21 Days - Need either UGR-HS, UGR-A by
  D20.
• 2001 Active Component, O-6 Brigade Commander
  Field Feeding Survey identified expectation of
  HS by day 7-10, UGR-A by Day 12-15.

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Configured Loads
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IBCT Concept for Configured Loads
Intent Increase throughput, minimize handling,
reduce footprint, and physically speed the flow
of supplies to the customer.

• National Providers (AMC, DLA, etc.).
• Commercial Vendors.
• Installation Director of Logistics (DOL).
• Support Units.

• Days (1-3) Deploys with IBCT Aboard unit
  vehicles.
• Days (4-6) Built at Ft Lewis, Stored at DOL,
  Part of the 96 Hour Deployment Flow.
• Days (7-MC) Pre-configured CLs pushed from
  national providers.

• Depots.
• Commercial Vendor Sites.
• Installations.
• ISBs / FOB
• Corps Subsistence Platoon

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IBCT Concept of Support for Configured Loads

• Initially, MREs and Bottled Water on 463L Pallets
• Airlifted Loads Initially, Dependant Upon Number
  of Troops in the Field
• Bulk Containers Issued to Subsistence Platoon,
  FOB or ISB where CL is built
• Configured Loads go to Field Kitchens

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IBCT Planning Document
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Future Activities

• Looking at various configuration up to 2 days for
  800 to support IBCT.
• Also 2 days for smaller units.
• XVIII Airborne Corps, III Corps and I Corps
  determining requirements.
• DCD-QM ORD for Multi-Temperature Refrigerated
  Container (MTRC) awaiting Chief of Staff
  Signature
• Up to 2 days for up to 800 both perishable and
  semi-perishable in same ISO container. Will
  reduce current inefficiencies of going forward
  with several partial loads (1 perishable
  (Frozen), 1 semi-perishable (MREs) and in many
  cases 1 chill (Fruit and vegetables).

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Multi-Temperature Refrigerated Container System
(MTRCS)

• More efficient distribution of mixed (perishable
  / semi-perishable) rations configured within
  theater.
• 2 days for for up to 800 personnel HS, MRE,
  UGR-A
• ISO Container
• 1 double wide end and 1 forward side entrance
• HEMTT LHS, PLS, and 22.5 Ton semi-trailer

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Some ConfigurationsSemi-Perishable Only
4 Days for 800 MREs Only 8 Days for 400 MRE Only
2400 MRE/Day 4.16 Pallets (576 MRE/Pallet) x 4
days 16.66 Pallets Only 16 pallet positions.
Loose cases can be banded or use a smaller sized
pallet - there is room.
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Some ConfigurationsSemi-Perishable Only
2 Days for 800 - 2 MRE 1 HS / Day
Supplements and Enhancements
Bread Cereal Milk
1600 MRE/Day 2.77 Pallets x 2 days 5.54
Pallets Round to 6 pallets 800 UGR-HS /Day 2
Pallets (400 /Pallet) x 2 days 4
Pallets Mandatory supplements of UHT Milk. Shelf
Stable Bread and / or Cereal fill remaining
pallet positions.
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Some ConfigurationsSemi-Perishable Only
2 Days for 800 - 1 MRE 2 HS / Day
Supplements and Enahncements
UGR-HS
UGR-HS
UGR-HS
UGR-HS
Cereal
Bread
Bread
MILK
MRE
Milk
MRE
800 MRE/Day 1.4 x 2 days 2.8 pallets
round to 3 Pallets 1600 HS/Day 4 pallets x 2
days 8 pallets Mandatory supplement of UHT
Milk Shelf Stable Bread and / or Cereal fill
remaining pallet positions.
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Some ConfigurationsSemi-Perishable Only
3 Days for 450 - 2 HS 1 MRE / Day
Supplements and Enhancements
Bread
Cereal
OPEN
.75 MRE
UGR-HS
UGR-HS
OPEN
Bread
UGR-HS Combined
Milk
MRE
UGR-HS
UGR-HS
UGR-HS
UGR-HS
450 MRE/Day 2.5 pallets round to 2.5
Pallets 900 UGR-HS /Day .1.16 pallets per meal
(400 /Pallet) x 2 meal x 2 6 pallets plus .75
combined pallet. Mandatory supplements of UHT
Milk 1.125 Pallets Shelf Stable Bread fill open
positions. This is a difficult pallet to build /
work with as you combine UGR-HS for 6 meals on 1
pallet. 3 open pallet positions.
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Some ConfigurationsUsing MTRC and Perishables
2 Days for 800 - 1 UGR-A 1 MRE 1 HS / Day
Mandatory Supplements
UGR-A Semi-Perishable
Area above UGR-A Perishable is not useable
UGR-A Semi-Perishable
UGR-HS
UGR-A Perishable
Bread Cereal Milk
MRE
UGR-HS
MRE
UGR-HS
UGR-A Perishable
MRE
800 MRE/Day x2 days 2.77 pallets round to 3 800
UGR-HS /Day x 2 Days 4 Pallets 800 UGR-A /
Day x 2 Days 2.6 pallets (1 1/3 and 1 1/3)
UHT Milk, Shelf Stable Bread and / or Cereal
fill 1 full and 2 - 2/3 pallet positions above
UGR-A semi-perishable.
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Questions
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DSN 687-1834 FAX [phone] or
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