505th Quartermaster Battalion

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The 505th Quartermaster Battalion is responsible for providing support of bulk petroleum products to all Department of Defense agencies on Okinawa. It operates and maintains a 100-mile petroleum pipeline system that reaches from Futenma Marine Corps Air Station in the south of the island, through Kadena Air Base, to Chimu Wan and Tengan near Camp Courtney.

The battalion receives, stores, and issues, all aviation fuel (JP-8/JP-5), automotive gasoline (MOGAS), and diesel fuel (F76) used by the United States Forces on Okinawa. Additionally, it operates an area laboratory capable of providing quality surveillance support for all bulk fuels and lubricants handled by all services on Okinawa.

The Battalion maintains and operates the following:

2 offshore tanker mooring systems
Pierside load/off-load facility
6 hardened tank farms with computerized monitoring
Fire suppression systems and closed TV monitors
Over 100 miles of 8-inch underground welded steel pipeline with cathodic protection
2 booster pump stations
4 tank farm pump stations
6 truck fill stands
2 pipeline maintenance shops
Watercraft and dive shop
A petroleum testing laboratory

The number of oceangoing petroleum tankers received per year is approximately 90, about 50% of which comes from the Japanese Self Defense Force. With the exception of rail transportation, the 505th Quartermaster Battalion encompasses every phase of military petroleum operations.

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