Mitch Landrieu: “I want to discuss another program that will greatly improve the efficiency in which our military can deploy across the…”

“I want to discuss another program that will greatly improve the efficiency in which our military can deploy across the globe, and in doing so, save millions of dollars. The Field Pack-Up unit, or FPU, is a containerized storage system that is 100% strategically and tactically mobile that far exceeds the current storage bins we use to transport materiel across the country and around the world. One of the greatest factors in determining how quickly the U.S. military can deploy to a theater in order to respond to a threat is the simple fact that it can take several months to transport the materiel our troops need to succeed. The FPU will reduce that transportation time frame, decrease the logistics footprint, and allow the military to move swiftly and efficiently. In turn, these logistical efficiencies will save millions of dollars each year. The 3rd Infantry Aviation Brigade at Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia conducted a field test between the FPU and currently used storage bins. The 3rd Infantry Brigade determined that if the entire Brigade deployed to Kuwait, 2 C-5s would be needed using the FPU. Using traditional storage bins, 8 C-5s would be necessary to mobilize to Kuwait. The FPUs would save at least $3,000,000 per deployment, according to the 3rd Infantry Brigade.”