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Marine Corps Warfighting Publication MCWP 4-11.6 Petroleum and Water Logistics Operations 19 June 2005 Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 4-11.6, Petroleum and Water Logistics Operations, provides doctrinal guidance for bulk petroleum and water support of the Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF). This publication is aligned doctrinally with Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 4, Logistics, and tactically with MCWP 4-1, Logistics Operations. It specifically addresses the techniques and procedures of bulk fuel and water support of the MAGTF in a joint/multinational environment. MCWP 4-11.6 is a follow-on publication of MCWP 3-17, Engineer Operations. Water and fuel make up the greatest quantities of supply required by the MAGTF to conduct modern warfare. As petroleum or water requirements rise above individual or small unit needs, it becomes necessary to handle them in "bulk" form. Bulk handling calls for special equipment, product handling safeguards, and standing operating procedures. Plant account/ permanent facilities are often used at bases, camps, and air stations; however, deploying MAGTFs require special expeditionary systems such as the tactical fuel systems. This publication addresses water and fuel as functional operations. For discussion of water and fuel supply classes, see MCWP 4-11.7, MAGTF Supply Operations. Mission success depends on planning for the known and expecting the unknown. This is especially true when planning bulk liquids operations. Part I discusses bulk fuel operations and part II discusses bulk water operations. Commanders and their staffs at all levels must be concerned about maintaining water and fuel support through completion of the unit's mission. To provide the most effective use of bulk liquids stocks and equipment, bulk liquids planners must be familiar with Marine Corps and Department of Defense bulk liquids assets and responsibilities. To ensure adequate support, commanders and their staffs should address planning for t