U.S. Army Europe Focused on Readiness Deploys 1,000-Person Turnkey Base Camp in Poland

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Jul 10, 2017, 08:45 ET

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Structures, Inc. in collaboration with KBR has successfully produced, shipped, and deployed a 1,000-person turnkey base camp in Powidz, Poland. The military camp will be used for reception, staging, and onward movement integration (RSOI) and includes:

U.S. Army Europe 1,000-Person Turnkey Base Camp in Poland

(75) Billeting Shelters
Containerized Shower and Latrine Facilities
Water Distribution Systems
(3) Dining Facilities - Capable of seating 1,000 people, 3 times a day and complete with drink coolers, hot serving counters, tables and chairs
(3) Containerized Kitchen Units - Capable of preparing hot meals for 1,000 people, 3 times a day
(1) Gym Facility
(1) Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Facility
(1) USO Facility
(11) Generators with fuel bladders

Working alongside KBR staff, Alaska Structures personnel completed the setup of the 1,000-person turnkey base camp in less than 18 days. All military shelter systems provided by Alaska Structures are equipped with lighting, electrical, and power distribution systems, as well as a cold weather package that includes our proprietary and energy-saving EnerLayer® insulation system. The gym, MWR, and USO facilities are configured with hard flooring systems.

The 1,000-person military camp was deployed by the U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) as part of a planned force growth with the Polish Ministry of National Defence, Allied Forces, and NATO as a deterrence and defense strategy for Eastern Europe. Infrastructure improvement projects over the next two years will transform the 33^rd Air Base, operated by the Polish Air Force, into a major hub for a brigade's worth of pre-positioned combat-ready stocks, including: military vehicles, equipment, artillery, and personnel.

U.S. Army Europe's Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges described Powidz as being the "center of the center of gravity." According to Hodges, given the geography and proximity to other military hubs, the military capability and potential of Powidz is not to be underestimated. According to Hodges, "Any contingency we have to deal with, we'll almost certainly have to come through Poland."

Opening ceremonies are scheduled August 1, 2017.

ABOUT MILITARY SHELTERS FROM ALASKA STRUCTURES
Military shelters systems from Alaska Structures provide a safe, reliable, and scalable infrastructure platform to support all military redeployment strategies, including the establishment of forward operating sites to support a projection platform as well as forward logistics hubs to support readiness and sustainment capabilities.

Alaska Structures maintains a stockpile of (200+) 20' x 32.5' military shelters, complete with Alaska ECUs™ (environmental control units), beds and cots, generators, power distribution systems, lighting and electrical systems, as well as (8) 4,500 square foot medical facilities with 50-beds each. All assets are ready for immediate deployment, within 24-hours to any location in the world.

For more information about this press release visit: https://www.aks.com/focused-readiness-u-s-army-europe-deploys-1000-person-turnkey-base-camp-poland/

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