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原文传递 Fueling the Front Lines: Army Pipeline Units - Part 2.

题名：	Fueling the Front Lines: Army Pipeline Units - Part 2.
作者：	Petty, T. J.
关键词：	Company Level Organizations; Military Engineers; Military History; Pipelines; Refueling
摘要：	On 15 August 1946, the 697th Petroleum Distribution Company was reactivated and the unit then bounced around the Philippine-Ryukyus Command in the western Pacific until 26 May 1949, when it was again deactivated. No records of its activities for that time have been found. During the Korean War, the 83d, 388th, and 700th Engineer Pipeline Companies lent their efforts to the fight. Their assignments were familiar to build and maintain pipelines, tank farms, and distribution facilities. On 15 November 1954, the 697th again was stood up, designated the 697th Engineer Company (Pipeline), assigned to the 5th Army, and stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, where it spent about three years. On 14 February 1957, it moved to Fort Polk, Louisiana, where it participated in Operation Sledgehammer from 24 April to 24 May 1957. That exercise was probably the most important assignment United States Army pipeline companies had during the 1950s and early 1960s. Attached to the 1st Armored Division, the 697th again met the challenge of delivering fuel to combat forces in the field, but this time with a new system for pipeline fuel delivery. The fast deployment of pipeline, quick fuel storage devices, and concealment were emphasized. This would be the most important operation involving the 697th until the unit deployed to Thailand in 1965. The 697th received a meritorious unit commendation for its efforts during Operation Sledgehammer. With the new system, the pipeline was no longer a rigid steel pipe but a flexible hose similar to a fire hose. Hundreds of feet of hose were folded up tightly in large crates and loaded onto a truck. In a deployment process called flaking, the loose end of the hose was fastened temporarily to the ground so when the truck pulled away, the hose rapidly unwound from the crate.
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