Posted on 07/14/2005 4:47:24 PM PDT by SandRat
BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 14, 2005 — The 226th Quartermaster Company’s Petroleum Oil and Lubricants platoon took over the 27th Mobile Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division fuel push duties in late February of this year and is still going strong.
It pushes Jet Propulsion fuel, type 8, to various bases throughout the greater Baghdad area of operations.
"The missions give us a feeling of distinction; we know that what we do is unique. It helps us stick together as a platoon," U.S. Army Spc. Christopher L. King
To date, the Petroleum Oil and Lubricants platoon has received more than 2 million gallons of JP-8 fuel and has issued nearly all of it to its customer units on various logistical bases, using the tanker-to-tanker and/or tanker-to-bag technique. The “fuelers” account for over 80 missions that took them over 40,000 miles of the most dangerous routes in Baghdad.
The Petroleum Oil and Lubricants soldiers know the importance of their job and are dedicated to bringing all their resources to play in this important mission. Each individual soldier in Petroleum Oil and Lubricants enjoys what he or she is doing and would not settle for anything less than mission accomplishment.
“The missions give us a feeling of distinction; we know that what we do is unique,” said U.S. Army Spc. Christopher L. King, a fueler who comes from Panama City, Fla. “It helps us stick together as a platoon.”
All the soldiers enjoy supporting the 3rd Infantry Division and its mission in Iraq despite all types of potential threats, said Sgt. 1st Class Kerrick M. Loyd from Jonesboro, La. “We deliver. It’s our job and we are proud to do it.”
Quartermasters support the troops with fuel.
Prayers that they stay safe as they do this dangerous job in a dangerous part of the world--keeping us safe at home!
It pushes Jet Propulsion fuel, type 8, to various bases throughout the greater Baghdad area of operations.
"The missions give us a feeling of distinction; we know that what we do is unique. It helps us stick together as a platoon," U.S. Army Spc. Christopher L. King
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