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Feb. 10, 2021

Joint Army, Air Force petroleum training

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 302nd Airlift Wing website — Airmen from the 302nd Logistics Readiness Squadron provided hands-on training to Army petroleum systems technicians from the 59th Quartermaster Company, Fort Carson, on Air Force fuel operations during a group training event here Jan. 27, 2021.

A contracted fuel truck unloads fuel into tanks at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 10, 2020. Having a ready supply of fuel enables JBLE to continue the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Dowe)

March 11, 2020

Gas by grass: transporting fuel by truck

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Langley-Eustis website — No matter how well jets are maintained, they can’t fly without fuel. That’s where the Fuels Management Flight comes in.

Airmen of the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuel management flight and employees from the Defense Logistics Agency prepare to unload fuel from a tanker truck Jan. 27, 2020, at RAF Mildenhall, England. The transfer of fuel from an off-base supplier to underground storage facilities on base is performed annually to verify if fuel can be received through an alternate method during a contingency response situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Barron)

Jan. 30, 2020

Fuels management flight validates mission readiness through fuel receipt test

RAF MILDENHALL, England — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Royal Air Force Mildenhall website —The 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight verified alternative fuel receipt capabilities Jan. 27, 2020, at RAF Mildenhall, England.

U.S. Air Force Col. Patricia Csànk, 673d Air Base Wing and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson commander, pulls a lever at a tank truck offload facility on JBER, Alaska, July 25, 2019. The TTOF became fully operational December 2018, and provides a secondary means to receive JP-8 (Jet Propellant 8) in the event JBER’s fuel pipelines are out of service due to maintenance, damage or natural disaster.

Aug. 1, 2019

Tank Truck Offload Facility gives more readiness to JBER

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson website — The 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron tested a tanker truck offload facility at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 25, 2019.

July 19, 2019

Preventative and Refueling Maintenance ensure gas gets to jet

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J.- — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst website — When it comes to getting aircraft off the ground and into the sky, a big component to making that happen is fuel. For the 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum, oil and lubricants section, they make sure each aircraft is filled with as much fuel as needed for each mission.

President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Feb. 26. (Courtesy photo by Manan Vatsyayana / AFP - Getty Images)

March 20, 2019

Osan logisticians support presidential movement

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Osan Air Base website — While all eyes were on the world’s stage, U.S. Air Force logisticians helped pave the way for the successful execution of the second U.S. and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea summit held in Hanoi, Vietnam, Feb. 27-28, 2019.

Jan. 28, 2019

Get gassed up

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Osan Air Base website — Much like a good breakfast to get the day started, vehicles and aircraft run on an energy of their own. To produce that energy, they need to be powered with their most important meal of day: fuel.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Ruano, 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operations technician, measures a fuel bladder at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 21, 2019. The fuel bladders have approximately the same thickness of a water bed liner, which is strong enough to hold 210,000 gallons of fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

Jan. 26, 2019

POL fuels ADAB, maintains the mission

AL DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Air Forces Central Command website — The 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Flight, also known as Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants flight, or POL, provides, stores, tests and distributes fuel – the bread and butter of Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.

Dec. 10, 2018

JBER pumped for new fuel facility

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson website — The 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 6, 2018.

Sept. 24, 2018

56th LRS Fuels Management Flight receives upgrades

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Luke Air Force Base website — The 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight received some equipment upgrades to allow them to accomplish their mission more efficiently.

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