Operation H2O is Moving Full Steam Ahead Ashley John and Kris Osborn
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he U.S. Army is fast-tracking Expeditionary Water Packing Systems (EWPS) to Iraq and Afghanistan, providing bottled water in theater for distribution to Soldiers. The systems are being delivered in
response to an Operational Needs Statement from commanders in combat and are scheduled to arrive in Afghanistan by August 2010.
PFC Kashif McCormick, ROWPU operator with the 102nd Quartermaster Co., attaches hoses that direct raw water into the ROWPU where it is then purified and treated into potable water. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Michael Camacho.)