unit mess hall, which was cleaned, painted, and rescreened for the move. All installation was completed with the exception of the dishwasher. USARV medical treatment facilities subsisted on the field ration A menu as established for all troops in Vietnam. The support that Class I facilities gave the hospitals was commendable. The only area where real supply problems continued to exist was Can Tho. They had difficulty throughout 1969 with fresh produce and were not always able to get milk or ice cream for the hospital. There had been some improvement in the situation during December 1969, and 1st Logistical Command felt that a recent reorganization of the Class I supply point at Can Tho would remedy the ongoing problems. The 28-day Master Hospital Menu, 44th Medical Brigade Pamphlet 30-1 was revised on 1 November 1969 so it would be compatible with the new 28-day Master Menu published as Supply Bulletin 10-261, dated 22 August 1969, then in use for troop feeding in Vietnam. The 44th Medical Brigade Food Service Regulation 30-1 was revised effective 1 November 1969. 1970 The 44th Medical Brigade did not publish an Army Medical Service Activities Report covering its work in Vietnam from January to March 1970, instead relying on the staff of the United States Army Medical Command, Vietnam to cover their work as part of the USAMEDCOMV's annual report. In some instances, they covered the period from 1 January to 28 February 1970 well, in others they did not. Organization of USAMEDCOMV, Groups and Major Subordinate Units On 1 March 1970, the United States Army Medical Command, Vietnam was organized as a result or consolidating the 44th Medical Brigade and the USARV Surgeon's Office. The Medical Command organization eliminated duplication of effort, reduced manpower requirements by 17 percent and provided a headquarters that would be more responsive to drawdown requirements. The 43d Medical Group, with headquarters at Nah Trang, was inactivated 7 February 1970. The 43d Medical Group was responsible for field army level medical support in the area or operations of II Corps Tactical Zone/Military Region II (MR II). With the inactivation of the 43d Medical Group the responsibility for the medical units within the geographic area of MR II was divided roughly in half. The 67th Medical Group assumed the responsibility for the northern half and the 68th Medical Group assumed the responsibility for the southern half. The concept of a