CLASS 1 SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT

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SUBJECT:  CLASS 1 SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT  


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P 051502 NOV 90
FROM:  USCENTAF//DE//
TO:  USCENTAF REAR LANGLEY AFB VA//BS-DE//
INFO  HQ AFESC TYNDALL AFB FL//DEHF//
HQ AFCOMS KELLY AFB TX//EOC//
HQ TAC LANGLEY AFB VA//DEH//
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SUBJ:  CLASS 1 SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT
REF:  YOUR MSG 301200Z OCT 90, SAME SUBJ.
1.  WE HAVE RECEIVED NO FORMAL REPORTS FROM THE ARMY ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH PERSONNEL ON THE RESULTS OF THEIR CLASS 9 INSPECTIONS.  BASED
ON THEIR VERBAL OUTBRIEFS, THE ONLY SUBSISTENCE FOUND TO BE IN DANGER
OF DETERIORATING IS SHORTENING, WHICH HAS STARTED TO MELT DUE TO THE
EXTREME HEAT.  WE WILL FORWARD A COPY OF OUR LATEST INVENTORY LIST,
WHICH IDENTIFIES OUR LONG/SHORT SUPPLY ITEMS.
2.  WE PROVIDED ARCENT A HARD COPY OF CENTAF REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTS TO
THE UNITIZED B-RATION MENU ON 31 OCT.  HOWEVER, IT HAS COME TO OUR
ATTENTION THAT THE UNITIZED B-RATION PORTION OF THE FIELD FEEDING MENU.
WAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY.  THE REVISED UNITIZED B-RATION MENU SHOWS
AN AVERAGE 27 PERCENT REDUCTION IN DINNER MENU VARIETY, AND A 52
PERCENT REDUCTION IN THE VARIETY OF BREAKFAST MENU COMPONENTS.  THE
NEW UNITIZED B-RATION MENU WILL THUS REQUIRE EVEN MORE AUGMENTATION
WITH SUPPLEMENTS THAN ITS PREDECESSOR TO MEET AIR FORCE STANDARDS.
PLEASE PROVIDE INFO ON THE ARMY'S CHANGE TO THE FIELD MENU, AND ANY
RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE ADVERSE AFFECTS.
3.  IN LIGHT OF THE REVISED UNITIZED B-RATION MENU, WE NEED TO REVISIT
THE DECISION TO GO WITH UNITIZED B-RATIONS PLUS SUPPLEMENTS.  MANAGING
THE LARGE NUMBER OF SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS,  THE NEW MENU WILL MANDATE A
PARALLEL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.  IN ADDITION, SUPPLEMENTING
UNITIZED B-RATIONS WILL CREATE LONG SUPPLY (EXCESS) CONDITIONS IN
CERTAIN ITEMS AT THE SITES.  WE'RE CONCERNED THAT CENTAF FEEDING
STANDARDS MAY BE HURT IN THE RUSH FOR ARCENT TO FIND A SOLUTION TO ITS
SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.
4.  WE AGREE THAT A JOINT POLICY FOR LOCAL PURCHASE OF SUBSISTENCE  IS
DESIRABLE.  WE'LL WORK WITH ARCENT TO HELP FORMULATE THIS POLICY.
5.  OUR POCS ARE [(b)(2)]

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[(b)(2)]
           [(b)(6)]

KARSTEN H. ROTHENBERG, COLONEL, DE, [(b)(2)]   MINIMIZE CONSIDERED
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