Expeditionary Water Systems for the United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Abstract
Water purification and distribution has become a logistical burden to deployed troops, relying mostly on bottled water. Potable water is available in most locations, but there are concerns with contamination and distribution. The USMC has established an experimental facility at the Marine Corps Base Quantico for evaluating water, energy and shelter devices and systems. This facility, called the Experimental Forward Operating Base (ExFOB), provides a simulated USMC Company-sized FOB environment suitable for demonstrating the operational efficacy of currently available products which could be deployed to support troops in theater. This project will support the water portion of the ExFOB. The project will also include the procurement of water purification and/or water packaging systems which support follow-on testing and acquisition of products. The ExFOB effort will be executed on an accelerated time schedule with the goal to find small expeditionary products and not duplicate water purification systems found on large bases.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 7ac1777d17c6074453e28b509b89e59d