establishment of TISAs or expansion of existing facilities, either as a result of a survey
made by these commanders or based upon the recommendations of the TSA. The
major commander designates a staff officer to supervise the operation of the TISAs
under his jurisdiction.
c. The Installation Commander. Responsible for the troop issue mission of his
installation. The installation commander, within resources furnished by the major
commander, will provide adequate personnel and facilities and will be responsible for
obtaining the necessary equipment and supplies to ensure efficient operation of the
TISA under his command.
d. The Troop Issue Subsistence Officer. The TISO, under the general
supervision of a designated staff officer, will be accountable for troop issue subsistence
supplies and funds. Some of the responsibilities of the TISO are:
(1) Requisitioning, receiving, inspecting, storing, safeguarding, inventorying,
issuing, and selling issue subsistence.
(2) Arranging and coordinating veterinary food inspections as prescribed by
AR 40-656 and AR 40-657.
(3) Assuring proper storage of subsistence supplies as prescribed in
MIL-STD-909, Sanitation Standards for Food Storage Facilities, and DOD 4145.19-R-1,
Storage and Materials Handling.
(4)
Maintain sanitary standards as prescribed in AR 40-5.
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ORGANIZATION
The TISA is broken into two branches--the control branch, which functions as the
administrative center for the TISA, and the storage/distribution branch. The
storage/distribution branch receives, inspects, stores, and issues subsistence to
authorized organizations and activities; receives issue slips and prepares issues for
drawing organizations, units, or ration breakdowns; operates a self-service distribution
center, where established; and assists in accomplishing inventories and advises the
TISO as to the current status of stocks. The rations can be issued for the TISA by one
of these methods:
a. Issues in bulk to ration breakdown section; for example, infantry division.
b. Self-shopping troop issue facility for semiperishable and/or perishable; for
example, mini-mart or maxi-mart.
c. Breaks and issues direct to supported units.
d. Combination of above.
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