Normal Class I supply channels will handle pouched bread. The bakery function is no longer a stand-alone field service. It is necessary for sanitation, food preparation, construction, and decontamination. Support activities, such as helicopter maintenance and operation of medical facilities, consume large volumes of water. It is critical to the individual soldier.
Water purification is a field service.
GS and DS water units do not store or distribute nonpotable water. Water supply units perform routine testing. However, water quality monitoring is primarily the responsibility of the preventive medicine personnel of the medical command or corps. The command surgeon performs tests associated with water source approval, monitors potable water, and interprets the water testing results. Each service provides its own water resource support.