170718-N-SH284-140 MANCHESTER, Wash. (July 19, 2017)

170718-N-SH284-140 MANCHESTER, Wash. (July 19, 2017) Nathan Smith, Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) assistant fuel operator, discusses fueling operations while filling a fuel truck assigned to United States Army 475th Quartermaster Group at NAVSUP FLC Puget Sound’s Manchester Fuel Depot during the 2017 Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise (QLLEX). QLLEX is an annual exercise for Army Reserve units to train for their wartime mission of providing petroleum and water to units throughout the continental United States. This year’s exercise had convoys of Army trucks based out of Joint Base Lewis-McCord (JBLM) transporting fuel provided by NAVSUP FLC Puget Sound’s Manchester Fuel Depot to military installations around Puget Sound and throughout western Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)