AMEDD Personnel Assigned at the Quartermaster Center and

AMEDD Personnel Assigned at the Quartermaster Center and School CPT Richard Ramos 11 th Force Health Protection Conference , Albuquerque, NM 11 -15 Aug 08

PURPOSE • Provide an Overview of Quartermaster Center and School (QMC&S) Food Service Training and Operations. • Present the roles and responsibilities, programs, projects, and services by AMEDD personnel assigned to the QMC&S. • Brief the BRAC transformation of the Army Center of Excellence, Subsistence.

THE QUARTERMASTER CENTER & SCHOOL “Supporting Victory” • Fort Lee is Home of the Quartermaster Corps • The 23 d BDE: 3 -Training Battalions, 5 -Training Departments (ACES, AD-FS, LTD, MA, PWD) • Advanced Individual Training Including Nine Military Occupational Specialties • Quartermaster NCOES and OES Courses • Staff Judge Advocate Officer Basic and Advance Courses • A Marine Corps Detachment • Daily Strength Averages over 4, 500 Warriors

The Quartermaster Center and School (QMC&S) is a subordinate command of the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command. The QMC&S trains Soldiers, civilians, and members of other Services and Nations in QM skills and functions. In addition to training, the QMC&S has command of the 23 d Quartermaster Brigade and serves as a proponent on all QM matters. The QMC&S is located at Fort Lee, Virginia.

ACES MISSION • Provide leadership, education and training, and management of the Army Food Program. • Prepare Soldiers, civilians, and members of other services/countries in Army subsistence and food service operations for wartime, garrison, and field training success. • Develop Army subsistence and food service concepts, doctrine, systems, force structure, and material requirements for wartime, garrison, and field training for sustaining combat ready forces operating in both a joint and a combined environment to meet worldwide commitments.

THE ARMY FOOD PROGRAM Operating: 4 DFACs – Bosnia & Kosovo 17 DFACs; 48 FOBs – Afghanistan 68 DFACs; 36 FOBs – Iraq Over 400 Active Duty Garrison Dining Facilities 7 DFACs – Kuwait & Qatar 1 DFAC - Honduras FY 07: $3. 4 Billion in Subsistence “Few Victories Are Won on an Empty Stomach. ” -Sir John Hackwood

ACES Director Army Food Advisor Director of Operations (G 4) Concepts, Systems & Policy Division Management Assistance Division Quality Assurance Division Facilities & Equipment Division Reserve Component Support Office ACES SGM Special Programs Director of Training Connelly Office Administration Director, Marine Corps Training Basic Food Service Training Division Advanced Food Service Training Division

QUAD OBJECTIVES • Manage the Operational Rations Program • Develop and Maintain the Army 28 -Day CONOPS Menu • Provide the Basic Daily Food Allowance • Advise on Nutrition Issues Related to Food Operations • Advise on Food Safety Issues, Doctrine, and Education

AMEDD HEADCOUNT • 72 D Environmental Science Officer: CPT Richard Ramos • 65 C Registered Dietitian: CPT Laura Gordon • 640 A Veterinary Service Food Safety Technician: CW 4 Ronald Biddle • 68 M Nutrition Care Specialist: SFC Tammy Johnson • 68 S Preventive Medicine Specialist: SSG Jody Gonzales • 68 R Veterinary Food Inspection Specialist: SSG Carl Paris

ESO & VET • Serve as principal Food Safety and Environmental Health advisors to the Quartermaster General, and the Director, ACES. • Supports warrior logisticians by managing Army Food Program food safety and food defense issues. • Primary instructor of Force Health Protection and Food Safety for all Quartermaster Officer courses. • Liaison with MEDCOM, VETCOM, AMEDDC&S, OTSG, CHPPM, Natick Research, Development & Engineering Center, and various other agencies regarding Army subsistence. • Technical advisor for the development of food safety and food defense strategies, procedures, and standards directly improving Army Food Program doctrine. • Foodborne illness outbreaks investigation assistance to Major Army Commands. • ACES representative to the Fort Lee Command Food Service Management Board.

DIETITIAN & NUTRITION • Registered Dietitian, • Primary nutrition Instructor/Writer. Primarily Instructor/Writer for all responsibility for nutrition Quartermaster enlisted Food education to Quartermaster Service Courses; presents Officers, Food Service nutrition education to over Technicians (Warrant Officers), 3, 000 Soldiers and Marines and students in the Advanced annually including BNCOC and Culinary Skills Training Course. ANCOC students; develops and updates all nutrition • Currently assigned as Deputy instruction materials; performs Directory of Training. as menu board nutrition • Also provides patient education consultant in the absence of at Kenner Army Health Clinic Installation Dietitian. per MOA. • Periodically trains Soldiers on • Voting member of the weight control program for installation food service proper nutritional guidance and management board. health risks associated with poor diet.

PVNTMED & VET • Serve as Instructor/Writer for six NCOES, and Functional courses. • Responsible for the overall training of Food Safety to over 3, 000 IET Soldiers and Marines. • Trains NCOA and Warrant Officer courses. • Develops and updates lesson plans, exams, and training aids. • Coordinates and teaches the Reserve Component Food Service Sanitation Adjunct Instructor Course. • Periodically assists teaching the Principles of Preventive Medicine and Food Safety classes for BOLC, CLC 3, and SSMO for Active, Reserve, and NG Officers.

MIFFLIN HALL

BRAC TRANFORMATION The Sustainment Center of Excellence Coming January 2009 This Building will be the new home for: -CASCOM -Ordnance -QMC&S -Transportation • SCOE –JCCOE –ACES –JCTI

JCCOE MISSION • The JCCo. E Training Department is responsible for the development, management and oversight of Army and Joint Services basic and advanced food service training provided for all branches of the Armed Forces of the United States. Train Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, DOD civilians, and members of other allied countries in basic and advanced food operations skills, subsistence and food service equipment operations for garrison and field training.

JCCOE TIME LINE 1 st Consolidated Class Jan 2011 Monthly JCCo. E Teleconference 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 Oct - Dec 2010 Occupy Buildings Oct 2010 Buildings Complete Jun 2010 Air Force / Navy Cadre Arrival Dec 2009 Final Resource Requirement Analysis Sep 2009 Final POI Crosswalk Jan 2009 Target Awards USN / USAF Bldg 4200 Addition Jun 2008 Ready to Advertise (RTA) USN / USAF Bldg 4200 Addition Nov 2007 Design Build Release for Proposal (RFP) May 2007 Design Charrette Oct 24 – 27 2006 Resource Requirements Analysis (RRA) FLVA Sep 2006 Planning Charrette Feb 22 – 23 2006 Quick Look Group / Detailed Analysis Group (QLG/DAG)

JCCOE STRUCTURE DIRECTOR JCCOE XO, SGM, AFA G 4 Funded TRADOC Funded ACES Director of Operations JCTI Concepts, Systems, & Policy Division Facilities & Equipment Division Quality Assurance Division Management Assistance Division USAF Advanced Culinary Skills Course Special Programs* Reserve Component Division USMC USN Enlisted Aide Course *USACAT and P. A. Connelly Award Advanced Culinary Skills Basic Division

JCTI PERSONNEL GS-12 Director JCTI LCDR USN Deputy JCTI SCPO USN NCOIC MAJ USA Assistant JCTI SGM USA JCTI NCOIC MAJ USMC Assistant JCTI CPT USAF Assistant JCTI MGy. Sgt USMC NCOIC CMSgt USAF NCOIC SGM USA Senior EA Advisor

TRAINING BRANCH USA USMC USN USAF COURSE LENGTH 42 Days 25 Days 31 Days CONSOLIDATED 15 Days 7. 5 Days

POINTS OF CONTACT • CPT Williams: Acting Director of Training terrence. williams@us. army. mil (804) 734 -3192 • CPT Gordon: Deputy Director of Training laura. gordon@us. army. mil (804) 734 -4463 • CPT Ramos: Office of Food Safety richard. ramos@us. army. mil (804) 734 -4287 • SFC Johnson: Nutrition NCO tammy. d. johnson@us. army. mil (804) 734 -3376 • SSG Gonzales: PVNTMED NCO jody. gonzales@us. army. mil (804) 734 -3369 • SSG Paris: VET NCO carl. paris@us. army. mil (804) 734 -3376

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