Ever wonder where your water comes from? [Image 4 of 10]

FORT POLK, LA, UNITED STATES

10.03.2015

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mary Rose Mittlesteadt 

101st Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs

Soldiers with the129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), fill their Load Handling System Compatible Water Tank Rack, also called a hippo, at the tactical water purification system site pumping stations 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 supporting the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st. 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 15:59
• Photo ID: 2229205
• VIRIN: 151003-A-KO642-404
• Resolution: 4303x3074
• Size: 2.55 MB
• Location: FORT POLK, LA, US