JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Over 100 U.S. Army Reserve units participated in a Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise (QLLEX) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 31 to June 14, 2025 which focused on tactically delivering and storing bulk fuel, purifying water for showering and laundry, and providing support to other Soldiers in a deployed environment.
QLLEX is one component of Operation Mojave Falcon 25, a large-scale exercise linking multiple units across the country designed to assess and enhance the Army Reserve’s readiness in a simulated deployed environment.
JB MDL members work to maximize unit effectiveness with exercises such as these to prepare warfighters for future operations.
“This real-world training exercise enables the Army Reserve to stay proficient in the role of sustaining, enabling and linking exercises for large-scale operations,” said Christopher Kobryn, U.S. Army Support Activity Fort Dix Range Operations training coordinator. “For example, units may have to travel throughout an entire region to deliver fuel to predetermined destinations which replicate real-world missions.
The 334th Quartermaster Battalion, located in Connecticut, was the unit in charge of leading this year’s QLLEX.
Petroleum supply specialists set up a fuel system supply point to refuel incoming trucks. There, they practiced expedience in refueling and sending the trucks back out to deliver to different local regions. This not only allowed service members to practice their skills, but also to lower the cost of transporting the fuel for the government.
Water treatment specialists worked to purify lake water, sending the purified water to the Laundry Advanced System for laundry and showering.
During the exercise, participants honed their precision, gained a better understanding of their role in a deployed environment and learned how to navigate field conditions.
“Exercises like this are extremely important in terms of building readiness to execute vital combat support missions,” said Col. Bryan Dunker Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst deputy commander and U.S. Army Support Activity commander. “Having our Soldiers participate in large-scale exercises prepares them for real-world scenarios and better equips them with the knowledge to be efficient warfighters.”
Large scale exercises help Soldiers prepare for battlefront conditions where precision and speed are vital in mission success. Preparing for battlefront conditions not only helps service members deliver necessities quickly but establishes lethality against adversaries.