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Meg Aylward Group Rations Team DoD Combat Feeding Directorate

Research & Development Associates Fall Forum November 2009. Fielded Group Ration Improvement Project (FGRIP) R&DA Boot Camp. Meg Aylward Group Rations Team DoD Combat Feeding Directorate. Unitized Group Rations ( UGRs )™. Family of UGRs™:

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Meg Aylward Group Rations Team DoD Combat Feeding Directorate

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  1. Research & Development Associates Fall Forum November 2009 Fielded Group Ration Improvement Project (FGRIP) R&DA Boot Camp Meg Aylward Group Rations Team DoD Combat Feeding Directorate

  2. Unitized Group Rations (UGRs)™ Family of UGRs™: • UGR-Heat and Serve (H&S)™: shelf stable; components-36-month Shelf-Life @ 80oF • UGR-A™: commercial frozen plus shelf-stable; components-18 month Shelf-Life • UGR-B™: USMC specific; shelf-stable ingredients; components-18-month Shelf-Life @ 80oF • UGR-Express (E)™: self-heating; shelf stable; components-18-month Shelf-Life @ 80oF Each UGR™ (except the E) contains: • 50 complete meals (3 boxes) • Dining trays, utensils, etc. • Up to 7 breakfast & 14 lunch / dinner menus • Approx. 1400 calories per meal Each UGR™ is continuously improved under the Fielded Group Ration Improvement Project

  3. UGR-Express (UGR-E)™ • Complete, self-contained, self-heating group meal for 18 Warfighters – pull tab activated • Targeted for remote units / Military Transition Teams • Alleviates reliance on MRE™ as sole means of subsistence • Current remote site field feeding, when possible, exposes convoys/Warfighters to IEDs and compromises unit location • Reduced logistics (no cook, equipment, fuel, sanitation) and field waste (activate what you need, when you need it)

  4. Unitized Group Rations (UGRs)™ • UGR™ Supplements • Arctic Supplement • Medical Nutrition Supplement (MNS) • Currently under revision Standard UGR™ Arctic Supplement MNS Prototype

  5. FY09 Field Evaluation 368th Engineer Battalion Ft. McCoy, WI Aug 2009 Approx 400 Soldiers 4 Groups 8 Days UGR-H&S™ or UGR-A™ for breakfast and dinner Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE™ ) for lunch

  6. FY09 Field Evaluation • UGRs™ for Breakfast and Dinner • UGR-A™ – Fully Improved 09 Menus as • controls; over 60 new items tested • UGR-H&S™ – Fully Improved 08 Menus as controls; 19 new items tested • MRE™ for lunch 8

  7. UGR Field Evaluations • UGR™ development and testing is Customer Driven • Based on field feedback, potential items are reviewed and tested in-house for shelf life, packaging and acceptance • Products meeting all of the requirements are down selected for Warfighter testing on an annual basis (Aug/Sep) • For UGR-H&S™ and UGR-E™: • Results will be presented to the Joint Services Operational Rations Forum(JSORF) for approval (Feb 2010) • For UGR-A™ : • Results will be presented to the UGR-A Integrated Product Team (IPT) for approval (4 Nov 2009)

  8. UGR-A™ New Source Introduction Instructions

  9. Procedure for submitting potential UGR™ field test products

  10. VETCOM Sanitary Approval Process for Ration Components • http://vets.amedd.army.mil/vetcom/directory.htm • APPENDIX C:LISTING OF APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS • By state, establishment, or product • Sanitary Approval is Product Specific • If product &establishment are not on this list, then: • Submit a sanitary inspection request on your company letterhead through DSCP to the US Army Veterinary Command (VETCOM) • VETCOM will coordinate inspection during production of the item

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