Training

• The 505th Quartermaster Battalion provides training on the spill of oil both on land and at sea, as the battalion operates a land-based pipeline and refueling ships at sea. When refueling ships, the annual training at Okinawa includes the deployment of a containment boom in case of oil spills.
  
  

Spill

• The required annual training provided in Okinawa includes spill containment techniques to stop oil from reaching the ocean from land and controlling access to a contaminated area. Members of the U.S. Army are also trained on how to stop the flow of oil from a leak and how to clean up and recover spilled fuel, according to the U.S. Army.
  
  

System

• The website for the 505th Quartermaster Battalion explains the annual training provides practical experience of operations on the 100-mile petroleum pipeline that covers Okinawa Island. The U.S. Forces operating in Okinawa receives all of their fuel supplies through the activities of the 505th Quartermaster Battalion.