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Article: Fueling the Forces for Operation Enduring Freedom.
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- PR Newswire
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- November 6, 2002
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FORT BELVOIR, Va. -- Defense Energy Support Center- Middle East (DESC-ME) based in Bahrain, is the Defense Logistics Agency's regional fuel support office in the Middle East. DESC-ME is commanded by Lt. Col. Ralph Wells and routinely manned with 10 people. It is tasked to support all Department of Defense fuel operations within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, which is comprised of 25 nations, stretching from Kazakhstan in the north, down through the Arabian Peninsula, and as far south as Kenya. Normal daily operations supporting U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marines, and U.S. Coast Guard involve the quality surveillance of fuel including ...