CONEX - Container Express was a rigid steel reusable
shipping container 8' 6" long, 6' 3" wide, and 6" 10" high, with a double
door on one end. It was mounted on elevated skids to aid in fork lift handling
and had lifting rings on the top four corners for dock cranes or aircraft
attachment. We often used them as easily transportable housing for command
staff and medical clinics. They would be trucked or airlifted to a site
and clad in sand bags to provide small arms and shrapnel protection.
