TEST OF NEW GENERATION MOBILE KITCHEN TRAILER

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SUBJECT:  TEST OF NEW GENERATION MOBILE KITCHEN TRAILER

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OAAUZYUW  RHDIAAA8112 0631945-UUUU-RHIUFAA.
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O 041551Z MAR 91
FM USCENTAF REAR LANGLEY AFB VA//BS-DE//
TO RHIUFFA/USCENTAF//DE//
INFO RHIPAAA/USCINCCENT//J4-7//
RHDIAAA/USCENTAF REAR LANGLEY AFB VA//BS-DE//
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SUBJ:  TEST OF NEW GENERATION MOBILE KITCHEN TRAILER
1.  EARLY ON IN DESERT SHIELD, WE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH
THE MOBILE KITCHEN TRAILER (MKT) WHICH RENDERED IT BASICALLY 
UNSUITABLE FOR USE IN THE DESERT ENVIRONMENT.  PROBLEMS INCLUDED
AIRBORNE DUST GETTING IN FOOD AS A RESULT OF THE OPEN NATURE OF THE 
MKT, CAPACITY LIMITED TO 250 MEALS PER HOUR, LACK OF WORK SPACE TO 
RECONSTITUTE B-RATIONS OR PREPARE A-RATIONS, LACK OF SELF CONTAINED
REFRIGERATION, LACK OF UTILITY HOOK-UPS, ETC.
2.  AS A RESULT, WE INITIATED ACTION TO DEVELOP A NEXT GENERATION
MOBILE KITCHEN TO CORRECT THESE DEFICIENCIES AND TO SERVE AS A
POSSIBLE PREPARATION AND COOKING MODULE FOR USE IN WITH THE EXISTING
9-1 HARVEST FALCON KITCHEN TO EXPAND ITS CAPACITY.  HQ USAF/LE FUNDED
DEVELOPMENT OF A PROTOTYPE WHICH IS NOW COMPLETE.  WE NEED TO STRESS

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TEST THIS UNIT IN A FIELD ENVIRONMENT TO DETERMINE ITS SUITABILITY
FOR FUTURE USE.  WE HAD PLANNED TO DEPLOY THIS UNIT FOR USE AT A BARE
BASE DURING DESERT STORM.  WITH CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES WE BELIEVE
THE UNIT SHOULD STILL BE TESTED BY USING IT TO FEED PEOPLE AT AN
AERIAL PORT OF EMBARKATION (APOE), AT A CONTINUING OPERATIONAL BASE,
OR AT ONE OF THE LAST BASES TO CLOSE.  THE ONLY OTHER ALTERNATIVE FOR
A PROPER FIELD TEST WOULD BE TO HOLD THE TEST UNTIL THE NEXT BRIGHT
STAR EXERCISE (92-93) WHICH HAS HISTORICALLY PROVIDED OUR NORMAL
METHOD OF DESERT TESTING.
3.  AS AIRLIFT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO MOVE THE UNIT TO THE AOR AND
SINCE SOME AIR FORCE PEOPLE WILL REMAIN IN THE AOR FOR AN EXTENDED
PERIOD, WE NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE CONCURRENCE TO PROCEED WITH THIS TEST. 
THE TEST PLAN PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED TO USCENTAF/DE UNDER SEPARATE
COVER CAN BE MODIFIED TO ACCOMMODATE THIS APPROACH.
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