This job posted two weeks ago on Austin Craigslist for very large engines:
Tactical Buyer III - Purchaser, OEM - 16408 - Austin, TX (Mobile, Alabama) Experience with engines in the 31 liter (1000Kw) size/power range for propulsion and/or generation drive trains (shaft lines), gearboxes and thruster maneuvering systems is highly preferred. Marine industry preferred.
QUALIFICATIONS/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE
6-8 years purchasing experience in the commodity area required; preferably in a Contractor Purchasing System Review - U.S. defense environment.
https://austin.craigslist.org/mnu/5025476002.html
Austal is the company: Austin and Alabama seems to be the range.
Do we need really big engines to power really big pumps? somewhat soon? The job desc describes a ~300K job.
Did a search on ‘austal’ and ‘engine’ and came up with this:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Independence_(LCS-2)
Austral is the name of a shipyard in Alabama.
That job listing is for someone who knows ship engines.
A little far away to be involved in a land exercise named jade helm....
Austal builds ships.
That job listing is for a diesel mechanic that specializes in the size engine used for ships. Engines used to run fracking pumps are probably the same size so I can see why they posted that in Austin. They probably have same ads in Houston, and Tulsa too.
Austel builds the LCS, and other ships.