Research and Development Associates Fall Conference 25 October 2010

1. AOR/Theater Update CW4 (P) David Longstaff United States Army Central Theater Food Advisor Research and Development Associates Fall Conference 25 October 2010

2. What’s New in the Theater? The Social Network Paranormal Activity Life as we know it

3. What’ s New in the Theater? Iraq Afghanistan Qatar Kuwait New Initiatives and Concepts in feeding Deployed Soldiers Stealth Health Fresh Food Forward “Soldier Athlete” in the AOR Items of interest Where else are we eating this year? Conclusion/Questions AGENDA

4. IRAQ – USF-I • New Prime Vendor (ANHAM) – Largest change in Food Service • Logistics since start of operations • Progressive Roll-out • 1st deliveries to Northern Iraq effective Sept. • Full operations (including Kuwait) effective December • Understanding reduction in orders and change in products • No reduction in support to Soldiers is the key to • successful drawdown • Bluf: no new items added until operations are stable • So what does it look like now?

5. Drawdown • MEALS: • At peak, we consumed 765K meals/day; today 355K meals/day…a 53.6% reduction. • At peak capacity, we had six Water Bottling plants providing 1.5M liters/day; today we are consuming 850K liters/day… a 43.3% reduction. • DINING FACILITIES: • At peak, we had 71 facilities; today we have 49 facilities… a 31% reduction.

6. IJOA Class I Update Current OPS Supported Headcount Approx 126k service members and contractors 44 DFACs 2 scheduled closures prior to 1 Jan 11; 20 closures since Jan ‘10 11 Satellite Facilities facilitiessupported with mermite chow 14 Class I Yards strategically located throughout the IJOA 56 Field Feeding Sites strategically located throughout the IJOA 5 BTW Plants Liberty VBC, Al Asad, Speicher, JBB, Adder 7 Ice Plants Liberty VBC, Al Asad, Speicher, Marez, JBB, Adder, Bucca USD-N UBAYDI USD-C USD-S CW4 Sharon L. McCray, SVOIP 243-6624

7. IRAQ – USF-I

8. Afghanistan/USFOR-A • SPV – Supreme • 2010 Fall CJOA planning conference • Surge Complete - Approx 143,000 total headcount • Prime Vendor Explosion • Over 216 delivery locations and growing • Over 500K meals daily • Full CONOPS 28 day menu throughout most of the region • Cultural menus for Afghan National feeding • Buy “Afghan first” program • Impact of recent border closure • NAMSA • Nato Maintenance and Support Agency • Mobile Training Team

9. Afghanistan/USFOR-A (What a difference 5 years makes)

10. Afghanistan/USFOR-A • Site area 6.8 million sq. ft. (156 acres) • Logistics 2.4 million sq. ft. • Accommodation 1.7 million sq. ft. • Warehouse capacity 35,000 pallets • Ambient, Chilled, Frozen • 8 x tented storage facilities 8,800 pallets (6 SPV – 2 UK MoD) • Water, MREs, UGR-E

11. Class I Delivery Routes Northern Supply Route HAIRATON Hairaton BAGRAM KABUL Torkham HERAT KRDC HRDC Chaman Pakistan Supply Route Current Sites Proposed Sites

12. “This MUST be First Class”

13. THE TEAM CW4(P) Jones, CW4(P) Longstaff, CW4 Simmons, LTC Helinski, Dave Staples, CW4 Davis, SGM Lee

14. Area Support Group -Kuwait • SPV – Agility/ANHAM • New Dining Facilities being constructed, pictures coming soon • 7 Military Dining Facilities • 3 Assistance in Kind, Kuwaiti run dining facilities • Much like an installation food program • New ARCENT Food Service Advisor Forward (CW3 Sheffield) • Home of the AOR Food Service Management Board

15. Area Support Group -Kuwait

16. Area Support Group - Qatar • SPV – BMMI • Camp As Salayia (CAS) • R&R center for Soldiers • Based in DOHA • Winner of 2007 DA Connelly, Current DA nominee • Current Food Program Manager is CW2 Wayne Neihus • “Back to the basics” food service concept • Fresh just in time food production • Scratch cooking for 95% of food • Breads • Pastries • Cultural menus • Innovative support ideas • Pizza delivery • “Live” showcase cooking

17. WELCOMEPATTON’S OWN DINING FACILITY

19. New Initiatives and Concepts, Feeding the “Warfighter” • “Stealth Health” • Back of the house incentives to benefit front of the house nutrition • Reduced Fat, sodium, breading etc.. • “Fresh food forward” • Double meaning • Looking for ways to get the best food in front of the warfighter • Soldier Athlete in the AOR • TRADOC push, not a priority for the AOR • The AOR is ahead of the game • So what are we working? • Turkey options – “not forced, has to make sense” • Seafood solutions – reducing cost while improving variety • Low Sodium alternatives, bases • Mixed cases with alternatives, provides better variety, less line items • Chicken Sausage, Meatballs • Vegan/Vegetarian alternatives – beginning to see some substantial requests for CONOPS and OPRATS • Soy Milk • Baked, baked, baked!!!!

20. Conclusion • Times are changing • Reduction in size is not a reduction in quality/service • Nutrition • Dieticians are key to success in new items • Change is inevitable • Products that have been mainstays for years may need “revamping”, Soldiers are looking for menu changes • Updating products • Where else are we eating in the AOR (OPRATS Driven)? • Saudi Arabia • Egypt • Kazakhstan • Bahrain • Pakistan relief • “Our Food Service support to the Warfighter is unmatched, • Thanks to JCCoE, DLA-TS and you. • Questions?