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Exercise control staffs with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1 and Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271 are implementing the Shower Water Reuse System (SWRS) during the semiannual Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 12 – April 20.
Lasting seven weeks, WTI is a training evolution hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1 which provides standardized advanced and tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness.
The SWRS, a component of the Army’s Force Provider program, is a self-sustaining, mobile, deployable system capable of filtering 12,000 gallons of shower and sink water per day, and recovering up to 9,000 gallons per day of gray water for reuse.
“Grey water reuse is being considered as a potential future capability for Marine units, and the Army’s SWRS is helping us to define the key characteristics of potential future Marine Corps systems,” said Capt. Mike Herendeen, capabilities development directorate for Head Quarters Marine Corps Combat Development and Integration.
The SWRS is undergoing field user evaluation by Marines with MWSS-271 in order to understand the operational impact, value, and interoperability with Marine Corps equipment.
“The Army conducted testing and safety certification in 2010 and has been employing the system since,” said Herendeen. “This spring is the first time Marine unit has used the SWRS as part of its organic gear set in training.”
The SWRS reduces the logistical and security burden of transporting water, which equates to less troops and water trucks on the road, ultimately being more financially and tactically efficient, and helping small units become more self-sustainable.
“By recycling water and reducing the number of vehicles on the road, it decreases the number of convoys needed to support a base camp or forward operating base,” said Maj. Benjamin Mencke, MAWTS-1 aviation ground support department head.
In a combat environment, less convoys mean reducing exposure to improvised explosive devices (IED) and enemy action, added Mencke.
End users, MWSS-271, will integrate SWRS with their shower facility operations for WTI.
So far, the system is working as designed and the Marines operating it are not having any problems, said Mencke.
| Date Taken: | 04.10.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 04.10.2017 16:55 |
| Story ID: | 229869 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, ARIZONA, US |
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