Ever wonder where your water comes from? [Image 2 of 10]

FORT POLK, LA, UNITED STATES

10.03.2015

Courtesy Photo

101st Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs

Army trucks with the Load Handling System Compatible Water Tank Rack (Hippo) line up at the water pumping stations to fill up with purified water at the129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade (Lifeliners), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), tactical water purification system (TWPS) site, on Sept. 3, 2015, at the Joint Readiness Training Center’s Intermediate Staging Base in Alexandria, La. The Hippo is a portable container that can hold 2,000 gallons of water. The water purification team with the 129th CSSB, is part of a training rotation at JRTC with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Abn. Div. (AASLT), and other support assets like the 101st Abn. Div. Sust. Bde., the 101st Airborne Division Artillery Regiment and aviation Soldiers from the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division. The training allows for both combat arms and support Soldiers to receive “realistic, relevant and rigorous” training in an environment where they receive hands-on experience with equipment like the TWPS. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mary Rose Mittlesteadt, 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade (Lifeliners) Public Affairs)

• Date Taken: 10.03.2015
• Date Posted: 10.13.2015 15:58
• Photo ID: 2229202
• VIRIN: 151003-A-KO642-401
• Resolution: 4238x3027
• Size: 1.84 MB
• Location: FORT POLK, LA, US