CENTAF ENGINEERING AND SERVICES PERSONAL HISTORY

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 meals/day/person) and 10 days of MRE's (1 meal/day/person) to the
 sites. Not knowing whether CENTAF might be directed to transfer title
 of rations to the Army, we looked to building up site stocks to help
 with sustainability efforts and to relieve the warehouse shortage at
 Ad Dammon.-- Rat 10n meeting were held with representatives of all
 Services to work mutual issues and resolve common problems of ration
 warehousing, distribution' and requirements determination. CENTAF
 continued to be the primary owner of theater rations with over $10M at
 the CDC.
 
 i. Laundry service remained mostly a contracted service. Sites
 who connected the tactical field laundries (TFL) found them labor and
 water intensive equipment. The Prime BEEF teams had difficulty
 keeping them mechanically repaired. The WSK was inadequate because
 spare parts such as switches, connectors and pulleys were not
 available. Even when parts were ordered,  we discovered that
 replacements were difficult to obtain. Many sites stayed on contract
 or locally purchased washers and dryers (A1 Minhad, A1 Dhafra, Taif,
 Dhahran)  to provide personal laundry services. Although sites had
 laundry contracts many were manned by Prime RIBS for turn-in receipt
 and/or QAE services.
 
 7. Lessons Learned: he following issues were submitted from sites
 which have broad applications and are repeated here for emphasis.
 
 a. Field Kitchen Problems: Improve the zippers or replace the
 with velcro fasteners. Improve the door vestibule or replace with
 fixed door ways. Improve ventilation and air circulation especially
 in the kitchen. Improve the durability of canvas floors, Develop a
 removable stainless steel screen for the bottom of sinks to help
 reduce clogging and reduce residue in the grease traps. Develop a
 portable/knockdown fiberglass trash container to consolidate trash
 bags/debris. Develop a more complete WRSK including parts for
 faucets r ice machines, refers, water pumps, hot water tanks' and tilt
 grills. Replace tilt grills with a quality piece of equipment. Add
 large capacity electric coffee makers' electric steam tables,
 convection ovens and mixers/food processors. Develop a replacement
 for the M-2 burner units which is safer and less difficult to
 maintain. Improve lighting by replacing them with {florescent lights
 similar to those used in air transportable hospitals. Include
 emergency lights. Ensure T.O.s are packed with each kitchen.
 
 b. Prime BEEF tool kits: Add the [following equipment
 Router and free assortment of bits, 10 inch table saw, more skill
 saws, bench grinder, hand held electric grinder, anvil with stand, cut
 off saw for metal saw, 4 foot box and pan break, portable heliarc
 welder, battery operated 3/8 drill, assorted masonry/concrete bits,
 plas-load gas fired nail guns and hammer drills with 24" bits.
 
 c. Review the office/enlisted mix in Prime BEEF teams. Do not
 exceed 2 officcrs per 100 enlisted and not more than one Sr NCO for
 every 25 enlisted.
 
d. Replace the curent tactical field laundry systems. Testing of
 the UNIMAC will be done to determine whether this is an acceptable