Army Food Program

This regulation encompasses garrison, field, and subsistence supply operations. Specifically, this regulation comprises Army Staff and major Army command responsibilities and includes responsibilities for the Installation Management Command and subordinate regions. It also establishes policy for the adoption of an à la carte dining facility and for watercraft to provide subsistence when underway or in dock. Additionally, the regulation identifies DOD 7000.14–R as the source of meal rates for reimbursement purposes; delegates the approval authority for catered meals and host nation meals from Headquarters, Department of the Army to the Army commands; and authorizes the use of the Government purchase card for subsistence purchases when in the best interest of the Government. This regulation allows prime vendors as the source of garrison supply and pricing and provides garrison menu standards in accordance with The Surgeon General's nutrition standards for feeding military personnel. Also, included is guidance for the implementation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Recovery Program.

AR 30-22 07/24/2012 ARMY FOOD PROGRAM , Survival Ebooks

The Army Radiation Preservation of Food Program was initiated over 10 years ago to determine if components of rations or entire rations (garrison or field) can be processed by exposure to ionizing radiation so as to yield preserved food products which are (1) wholesome, (2) acceptable in terms of palatability and nutritive value, (3) resistant to deterioration under unfavorable storage conditions, (4) economically feasible, and (5) in these and in other respects equal or superior to foodstuffs preserved by other methods. (Author).