Class IIIB, or bulk petroleum and oil, and the utilization of the FSSP allows commanders to get bulk fuel into resource-constrained environments with restrictive ground movement.
For the Army to maintain a balance between maneuver units and the delivery of fuel to the fight, pipelines, assault hose lines, and fuel bags are essential sustainment multipliers to winning large-scale combat operations.
“This enables combat readiness by allowing us to store, move, and distribute fuel,” said Lt. Col. Bryan Alexander, commander of the 61st Quartermaster battalion, 13ACSC, “It allows us to be able to do this quickly if needed through different types of terrain and over obstacles to reach the war fighter.”
The FSSP can store...
