AUGUST 11, 2011
THE GLOBE, CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.
5A
FORWARD OPERATING BASE MUSA QALA, AFGHANISTAN
Marines increase water production, distribution in Musa Qala District SGT. RACHAEL MOORE
2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward)
Water purification systems continue to take the place of bottled water, increasing the expeditionary capability of troops in Afghanistan. Water support technicians with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), at Forward Operating Base Musa Qala, are using two tactical water purification systems to supply purified water and therefore reduce the need of convoy and helicopter resupply missions. “We just received the TWPS a little over a month ago,� explained Cpl. Joseph J. Laflamme, a water support specialist with CLB-8. “With each one of the systems, we are able to purify 1,200 to 1,500 gallons per hour.� Since the TWPSs arrived to the base, the Marines have pumped, purified and delivered more than 100,000 gallons of water for Marines and sailors with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (Fwd.) as well as other units operating in the area. “The water goes to all the water (containers), the laundry section and showers on this base and other bases throughout the (area of operation),� Laflamme said. “The goal is to make this base the main water distribution point for the area. “With the TWPS, we can produce more water, faster,� Laflamme concluded. “We are not going to have to sit and wait for convoys to bring drinking water.�
Photos by Sgt. Rachael Moore
(Above) Cpl. Joseph J. Laflamme, a water support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) conducts repairs on a tactical water purification system July 28, aboard Forward Operating Base Musa Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan. (Right) Cpl. Joseph J. Laflamme, a water support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) checks a water pump July 28, aboard Forward Operating Base Musa Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan.
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