"Soldiers’ bottled water consumption is unsustainable..." Topic
7 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please remember not to make new product announcements on the forum. Our advertisers pay for the privilege of making such announcements.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present) Message Board
Areas of InterestModern
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Recent Link
Featured Showcase Article At Christmas, the good kids get presents. Ever wondered what happened to the bad kids?
Featured Profile Article
Current Poll
Featured Book Review
|
| Tango01 | 20 Nov 2019 10:06 p.m. PST |
… in the next war, Army report says. "The U.S. Army is "precipitously close to mission failure" when it comes to hydrating soldiers in the kinds of contested, arid environments they are likely to go in the next few decades, according to an Army War College study published this summer. Nearly two decades of missions in the Middle East and Africa depended on bottled water, local wells and reverse osmosis water purification units, but that's not always going to be available thanks to salt water intrusion into coastal areas and changing weather patterns, according to the study…."
Main page
link Amicalement
Armand |
Oberlindes Sol LIC  | 20 Nov 2019 10:32 p.m. PST |
The first inventor to patent dehydrated water is going to make a killing! |
| bsrlee | 21 Nov 2019 5:29 a.m. PST |
Author needs to stop and think rather than trying to sensationalize everything. Reverse osmosis is primarily used to treat salty water (including sea water) and make it into drinkable water – vehicle portable units have been available since the late '70's. |
| Random Die Roll | 21 Nov 2019 7:49 a.m. PST |
Is this just a poor focus on the Army only?? Bring in a Carrier as support and you get thousands of gallons of water per day. |
| Tango01 | 21 Nov 2019 12:20 p.m. PST |
|
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 27 Nov 2019 9:52 p.m. PST |
If your carrier support group includes a desalinization ship, you'll certainly have enough water for everyone. |
| USAFpilot | 27 Nov 2019 10:00 p.m. PST |
In the old westerns, a cowboy would ride into town all dry and dusty and go to the bar and order a whiskey. Modern humans are such wimps. |
|
adds a tower to his 15mm trainyard.