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1. Army Supply Class 1: Subsistence (Food, rations, and water) The first class of army supply refers directly to anything consumed by army personnel. This category of supplies is arguably the most important for ensuring the health and survival of every army member.
- Food, Rations, and Water. This includes MREs, UGR rations, pre-packaged meals, snacks, and water. Basically, it’s anything you eat. Over the years, MRE menus have undergone changes.
- Clothing. This includes tools, tents, unclassified maps, clothing, individual equipment, tool kits, hand tools, maps, and administrative and housekeeping supplies.
- Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants. This includes petroleum, fuels, lubricants, hydraulic and insulating oils, grease, preservatives, liquids and gases, bulk chemical products, coolants, deicer and antifreeze compounds, coal, transmission fluid, etc.
- Fortification and Barrier Materials. Class IV includes construction and barrier materials such as barbed wired, lumber, nails, plywood, metal fence posts, sand bags, steel culverts, etc.
The United States Army divides supplies into ten numerically identifiable classes of supply. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) uses only the first five, for which NATO allies have agreed to share a common nomenclature with each other based on a NATO Standardization Agreement (STANAG).
- Subsistence, including food and food-related supplies, including condiments, utensils, paper products, and bottled water. A-Nonperishables. C-Combat Rations.
- Clothing, individual equipment, tentage, organizational tool kits, hand tools, andadministrative and housekeeping supplies and equipment. A-Air. B-Ground Support Materiel.
- Petroleum fuels, lubricants, hydraulic and insulating oils, preservatives, liquid and compressed gases, bulk chemical products, coolants, de-icing and antifreeze compounds, together with components and additives of such products, and coal.
- Construction materials including installed equipment and all fortification or barrier materials. A-Construction. B-Barrier.
Military Classes and Subclasses of Supply Page 1 of 2 CLASSES SYMBOLS SUBCLASSES Class I - Subsistence A - Nonperishable C - Combat Rations R - Refrigerated S - Other Nonrefrigerated W - Water Class II - Clothing, Individual Equipment, Tools, Admin. Supplies A - Air B - Ground Support Materiel E - General Supplies F - Clothing G - Electronics
May 5, 2024 · The US Army’s Classes of Supply refer to categories in which various types of equipment or materials are classified for efficient and effective supply delivery. There are ten different classes that govern how supplies will be organized and transported within military logistics systems such as ammunition (Class V), medical supplies (Class VIII ...
CLASSES. Class I - Subsistence. SYMBOLS. SUBCLASSES. - Nonperishable. - Combat Rations. - Refrigerated. - Other Nonrefrigerated. - Water. Class II - Clothing, Individual Equipment, Tools, Admin. Supplies. Class III - Petroleum, Oils, Lubricants. - Air. - Ground Support Materiel. - General Supplies. - Clothing. - Electronics. - Weapons.
