Air Force shows off new ‘tent city’

  • Published
  • By Staff Sgt. Steve Brenneman
  • 435th Materiel Maintenance Squadron
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFPN) --  Airmen of the 435th Materiel Maintenance Squadron here showed off their newest asset, the “550 I” Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources base kit in Sanem, Luxembourg, on Nov. 9.

The kit, known as “tent city,” is the first of its kind in the U.S. Air Force. It is staged there at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe’s Central Regional Storage Facility.

Squadron officials said they expect to have four “tent cities,” plus six related kits ready to be deployed by 2007.

The upgraded kits will eventually replace the Harvest Eagle kits currently being used by deployed Airmen.

“One of the biggest improvements is that the tents can now be assembled by four people instead of 12,” said Staff Sgt. Leah Hebert, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the 435th MMS Harvest Eagle program. “Other improvements include more natural lighting and better ventilation, more compact shipping capability and more efficient environmental control of the tents.”

Airmen spent three days building the kits, which include lodging, dining, shower and latrine units that can accommodate 550 people. (Courtesy of USAFE News Service)