Photo By Sgt. Meco Chandler | Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Moss, from the 308th Quartermaster Company, demonstrates...... read more read more
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – During annual training, reservists accomplish a feat that hasn't been done in over two years.
Soldiers from the 308th Quartermaster Company with the assistance of the 439th Quartermaster Company participating in the 2015 Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX)/ Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise (Q-Lex) dubbed “Global Lightning” are proud of the work they do.
Their hard work and dedication earned them the distinction of being the first units in two years to successfully set up and operate a fuel system supply point (FSSP), with permission from Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) inspectors.
According to DLA inspectors, the two units set the standard for future units to emulate. The inspectors gathered information and took several pictures of the fuel site, called a “Bag Farm.”
Upon arrival at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the units knew they had an opportunity to do something special. Days before the DLA inspection, the Soldiers of the 308th Quartermaster Company and the 439th Quartermaster Company set up and tore down several different fuel bag configurations to take advantage of this training opportunity. Each fuel bag is capable of storing fifty thousand gallons of fuel.
“These soldiers have set up and taken down these fuel bags on three separate occasions since arriving her at Ft. Bragg,” said Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Moss of the 308th Quartermaster Company from Fort Devens, Massachusetts.
Soldiers seemed excited about this opportunity because of the real world nature of this mission. The only other chance they would actually get to perform at this level is during an actual deployment.
It rained at Fort Bragg prior to the inspection and the soldiers used everything at their disposal to remove water from near the fuel line couplings of their equipment, an important part of observing and maintaining environmental safety.
The FSSP is part of a larger fuel distribution system where vehicles leave the Forward Operating Base (FOB)/FSSP and pick up fuel from the Defense Fuel Supply Point. The fuel is then delivered to real world DLA customers, or vehicles bring fuel from outside sources for storage at the FSSP. The Army Reserve then takes ownership of the fuel and performs all quality control operations prior to redistributing the fuel. In other words, the “Bag Farm” both issues and receives fuel.
“Because our soldiers get to move fuel that the Army Reserve does not have to purchase,” this is an amazing opportunity, according to Col. Clifford Sawyer, Commander of the 475th Quartermaster Group out of Farrell, Pennsylvania.
| Date Taken: | 06.17.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 06.17.2015 13:41 |
| Story ID: | 167000 |
| Location: | FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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