Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Kimberly Hill | Capt. William R. Nichols, the project manager for fuel operations with the 371st...... read more read more
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CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – Camp Arifjan’s Truck Fill Stand, which provided fuel for military installations throughout Kuwait, has officially ceased operations on June 30, 2013, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
This closure leaves Camp Buehring as the U.S. military’s only operating fill stand left in country, reducing our footprint in the area, said Chief Warrant Officer 3 Terry A. Pinto, the responsible officer of fuel operations for the 371st Sustainment Brigade.
“The closure will save the government over $1.9 millon each year,” said Maj. Christopher Johnson, Operational Contract Support officer with the 135th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary).
The fill stand opened in 2001 and has been operated by KBR contractors since 2002. It has served in providing and processing fuel received from local refineries to U.S. military installations in Iraq and Kuwait, said Capt. William R. Nichols, the project manager of fuel operations with the 371st Sus. Bde.
“At the peak of operations in Iraq, the fill stand was pushing out roughly 1.5 million gallons of fuel a day,” he said.
The need for fuel, however, has decreased substantially in the area since U.S. military operations have ceased in Iraq, said Nichols.
The 371st Sus. Bde. was tasked with coordinating the fill stand’s closure in cooperation with KBR employees and Area Support Group Kuwait upon their theater arrival in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in June.
“We pretty much hit the ground running,” Nichols said.
The closure will streamline fuel operations, save military resources and will not have any impact the mission of troops currently deployed to the area, said Pinto.
Since fuel operations have ceased, the 371st Sus. Bde. is currently working with KBR employees to ensure the area is properly cleaned and environmentally safe.
| Date Taken: | 07.11.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 07.13.2013 08:22 |
| Story ID: | 110160 |
| Location: | CAMP ARIFJAN, KW |
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