worked through limiting factors,
including square-footage issues,
bringing preventive medicine measures up to standard, identifying
facility engineers to expand public
works capacity, and integrating contracting personnel into the OPT.
Feed. Half of MK’s existing dining facility was used as a passenger
terminal during previous proof of
principle exercises. A much higher
transient population would require a
stand-alone passenger terminal and
increased serving and seating capacity at the dining facility. Expanded
hours and a fourth meal period were
added to the services contract in order to accommodate 24-hour passenger transload operations during
the full operating capability period.
Care for. As a remote and somewhat austere forward operating site,
MK had no responsive emergency
management capability. USAREUR
planners conducted a comprehensive emergency management working group to identify medical treatment and evacuation requirements,
establishing the customs facility, passenger terminal, and joint
movement coordination center at
MK. MK as a forward operating
site consists of three distinct areas:
the permanent forward operating
site, the temporary forward operating site, and MK International
Airport. Romanian immigration
requirements created a mandatory
stop for all personnel at the temporary forward operating site.
To centralize reception and departure activities, planners developed
options using existing infrastructure,
new temporary facilities, or a combination of both. In all cases, the logical flow of inbound and outbound
transient personnel served as the
driver for facility locations.
As rapid COA development continued, the key decisions were the
physical location of essential reception and departure activities and
the mission command construct.
USAREUR moved forward with
both decisions the week it received
the joint staff and EUCOM execute
fire response capabilities for the base
camp and airfield, and available law
enforcement support.
The emerging issues generated
substantial human resources requirements that exceeded USAREUR’s
organic capability because of competing missions. Separate working
groups generated equipping requirements and solutions for the medical,
fire response, and law enforcement
shortfalls.
Move. The fourth line of effort,
move, was based on the requirement to establish a joint movement coordination center. Serving
as the heartbeat of all passenger
transit center operations, the joint
movement coordination center
would integrate all inbound and
outbound activities with base operations capabilities while coordinating with CENTCOM for requirements and TRANSCOM for
strategic capabilities.
Passenger Movement Facilities
Numerous options existed for
Transit Center Planning Lines of Effort
Validate existing
billeting
LOE: House
Ship excess
furnishings to MK
Establish
surge transient LSA
Expand wastewater
capability
Establish
USC II Contract
Establish remote feeding
site at TFOS
LOE: Feed
Validate existing
capability
Ship excess furnishings
to MK
LOE: Care
Establish Role I
and evacuation plan
Access and implement fire
protection solutions
LOE: Move
Establish
JMCC
Priorities
Expand
ACSA
Assess and implement
force protection upgrades
Establish passenger
terminal
Construct
baggage storage area
Construction / Infrastructure
Establish
customs
facility
Establish
baggage storage
area
Establish
passenger
terminal
Establish customs
facility
Manning
Expand voice
and data
communications
Legend
ACSA = Acquisition and cross-servicing agreement
JMCC = Joint movement control center
LOE = Line of effort
LSA = Life support area
Expand
MWR Contract
USC II
expansion
contracts executed
Integrate
mission command
construct
Integrate
assigned
forces
MWR = Morale welfare and recreation
Role I = Role I medical treatment capability
TFOS = Temporary forward operating site
USC II = U.S. Army Europe Support Contract 2
Figure 1. This chart compiles the actions taken to establish the transit center at MK Air Base in Romania.
22 Army Sustainment
End State
Conditions
attained to
meet initial
and full
operating
capability
ensuring
seamless
transition with
operations
at Transit
Center
Manas.