Field Feeding and Hygiene

Highland Engineering delivers proven field feeding and hygiene solutions built on decades of user feedback. From the fifth-generation Joint Air-transportable Containerized Kitchen (JACK) to containerized showers and latrines, HEI provides everything needed to sustain troops in austere environments.

Joint Air-transportable Containerized Kitchen (JACK)

With feedback from longtime users, Highland Engineering has released version 5 of the JACK — a battle-tested field kitchen system designed to keep troops fed in any environment:

Feeds up to 825 personnel on Unitized Group Rations (UGRs)
Feeds up to 550 personnel on pure A-rations
3 hot meals per day
Air transportable and rapidly deployable
Continuously refined through five generations of user-driven improvements

Joint Containerized Airlift Refrigerator (JCAR)

The JCAR is a single pallet space refrigerator designed to support the JACK when feeding A-rations, ensuring proper cold chain management for perishable food items in the field.

Hygiene Systems

Highland Engineering offers a full range of hygiene solutions to support troop welfare in deployed environments:

Containerized showers — 5-head and 10-head configurations
Multiple field shower variants
Latrines
Combination units
Additional configurations available to meet specific mission requirements

Key Capabilities:

Joint Air-transportable Containerized Kitchen (JACK) — Version 5
Joint Containerized Airlift Refrigerator (JCAR)
Containerized shower systems (5-head and 10-head)
Field showers, latrines, and combination units
Full field feeding and hygiene infrastructure for deployed operations