also assisted the II Field Force, Vietnam food service officer in developing a 28-day cycle menu which was more acceptable to the Thai Army which would be implemented by the 1st Logistical Command in 1970. The dietitians in each medical group were able to concentrate more on training activities for both Vietnamese and military food service personnel in 1969. Vietnamese had been dubbed in on a hospital sanitation film and was being shown to Vietnamese local national employees in 44th Medical Brigade units. The group dietitians were able to function more effectively as dietetic consultants since delegating more of their administrative and food service inspection functions to the group food service warrant officers and food service supervisors. Unfortunately, in Vietnam unit sanitation was an ever-continuing problem. In many cases commanders, executive officers and mess officers, due to lack of knowledge, seemed unable to demand the minimum standards required by Army regulations. Only by these continuing monthly group inspections did the units maintain desirable standards of sanitation. During 1969 units of the Army Medical Service fed approximately 3,300,000 rations of which 1,100,000 were patient rations. Staff visits were made to medical treatment facilities throughout 1969. Emphasis was placed on procurement of garrison mess equipment; training of cooks in preparation and service of food with particular emphasis on patient feed­ing on the wards; training of local national personnel; mess management and administration; procurement of supplement foods and beverages for patient feeding; and assisting in closing some hospital food services as units were redeployed or inactivated under Operation Keystone. Renovation of the 6th Convalescent Center's mess hall was completed in June 1969. The original facility was inadequate in construction, design, kitchen equipment and layout. After the renovation, it was possible to comfortably feed 3,000 meals daily. The 67th Medical Group completed the initial installation of garrison mess equipment. These were the last hospital units of the 44th Medical Brigade to utilize garrison mess equipment. The 20th Preventive Medicine Unit moved from their old mess ball at Bien Hoa to a new facility at Long Binh Post. Hospital food service at the 17th Surgical Hospital, 22d Surgical Hospital, and 17th Field POW Hospital was phased out, and mess equipment in these units was turned in or relocated to other 44th Medical Brigade units. The 18th Surgical Hospital moved from Camp Evans to Quang Tri during November 1969. Mess equipment was relocated to the new