Marines with 2nd Platoon, Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, practice inserting a basset pump into the ocean during a set-up of the Amphibious Assault Fuel System aboard Camp Pendleton, April 3, 2014. The AAFS allows for the receiving, storage, and distribution of 1.3-million gallons of fuel. This system uses a five-mile collapsible hose system to transport the fuel from a ship at sea to the units on shore. The basset pump would connect to the fuel hose from a ship at sea, and ensure that only fuel is in the hose before it reaches the pump onshore. The entire system consists of a vast layout of 33 fuel bladders, each holding 20,000 to 50,000 gallons of fuel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Keenan Zelazoski/ Released)
Date Taken: | 04.03.2014 |
Date Posted: | 04.09.2014 19:37 |
Photo ID: | 1235731 |
VIRIN: | 140403-M-MM729-206 |
Resolution: | 5616x3744 |
Size: | 2.05 MB |
Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
Web Views: | 128 |
Downloads: | 9 |
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