Field shower
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A field shower is equipment used to provide sanitation and decontamination facilities to military personnel, equipment and vehicles using various liquids, including water in the field of operations. Usually the showering facility is provided by the combat service support elements or decontamination units to combat units deployed away from permanent properties that offer the facilities, or when combat units have been exposed to hazardous chemicals and need to quickly decontaminate themselves.
, the responsibility for deploying field showers lies with the quartermaster
s. The field shower is also found in the U.S. Army's overseas deployments; for example, a field shower fed by two 2000-litre water bivets was set up in Ramadi
, Iraq
by the members of the 89th Regimental Chemical Shop.
rescue effort—describes the setup of the field shower module within the quartermaster's Force Provider module
United States Army
In the United States ArmyUnited States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
, the responsibility for deploying field showers lies with the quartermaster
Quartermaster
Quartermaster refers to two different military occupations depending on if the assigned unit is land based or naval.In land armies, especially US units, it is a term referring to either an individual soldier or a unit who specializes in distributing supplies and provisions to troops. The senior...
s. The field shower is also found in the U.S. Army's overseas deployments; for example, a field shower fed by two 2000-litre water bivets was set up in Ramadi
Ramadi
Ramadi is a city in central Iraq, about west of Baghdad. It is the capital of Al Anbar Governorate.-History:Ramadi is located in a fertile, irrigated, alluvial plain.The Ottoman Empire founded Ramadi in 1869...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
by the members of the 89th Regimental Chemical Shop.
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rescue effort—describes the setup of the field shower module within the quartermaster's Force Provider module