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July 23, 2018

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base website — The 4th Logistic Readiness Squadron fuels management flight participated in a Quartermasters Liquid Logistics Exercise during the month of July.

Kevin Yohe, construction superintendent, pulls wire to feed to the fuel-transfer pump in the 23d Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) fuel yard, July 18, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. For the first time since the 1950s, the 23d LRS is modernizing the yard to improve fuel efficiency to enhance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erick Requadt)

July 20, 2018

POL fuel yard gets first major upgrade since 50s

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marines website — The 23d Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) is currently overseeing the construction of the Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants (POL) fuels bulk storage yard, which is slated for completion Jan. 2019.

Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Mackenzie Mattox, from Middletown, Ohio, prepares to inspect JP-5 fuel on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62). Chancellorsville is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

July 4, 2018

Chancellorsville Sailor Dubbed Oil Queen

SOUTH CHINA SEA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet website — Gas turbine systems technicians in the U.S. Navy maintain the engines, lube oils and fuel that keeps the Navy moving.

Airman 1st Class Ariel Santos, 442nd Air Expeditionary Squadron aerial porter, directs a K-loader during an aircraft unloading, June 7, 2018, at Camp Taji, Iraq.

June 21, 2018

442nd AES aerial porters 'move the fight'

CAMP TAJI, Iraq — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing website — Airmen from the 442nd Air Expeditionary Squadron, located at Camp Taji, manage one of the aerial ports-of-entry for assets in Iraq. This port directly supports a multi-national coalition conducting missions for Operation Inherent Resolve.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Robert Parkes, Marine Medium Tilt Roader Squadron (VMM) 774 V-22 crew chief, poses in front of a U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City HH-65 Dolphin on Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., June 14, 2018. The Marines conducted a forward air-refueling point for the first time – refueling an HH-65 with a VMM-774 V-22 Osprey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)

June 20, 2018

Marines fuel Coast Guard mission

COAST GUARD AIR STATION ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst website — U.S. Marines and Coast Guardsmen conducted the first forward air-refueling point between two helicopters during the 2018 Marine Aircraft Group 49 Combined Arms Exercise here, June 14.

June 18, 2018

Site Marianas Logisticians, Reservists Support Exercise Malabar 2018

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command website — Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka Site Marianas personnel and reservists participated in the annual Malabar exercise held for the first time in the waters off Guam, June 7-16.

Members of the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron offload JP8 jet fuel from a C-17 Globemaster III in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 11, 2018. This delivery is the first of its kind in more than a year and a half. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Enjoli Saunders)

May 18, 2018

379th fuel technicians: “We bring fuel to the fight”

Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Air Forces Central Command website — The faint smell of gasoline lingers in the air as fumes seep out of the 2,800 gallon bladders filled with JP8 jet fuel. The bladders are on their way to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia to provide support as a result of a fuel shortage. This delivery is the first of its kind in more than a year and a half.

May 17, 2018

Fuels distribution runs a clean operation

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Hurlburt Field website — If a 3,000-pound car carries about 18 gallons of gas, imagine what a 76,000-pound C-130 would require. The 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum oils lubricants flight ensures the fuel destined for Air Commandos is stored, inspected and transported safely to accomplish the 1st Special Operations Wing mission … any time, any place.

Several members from throughout Air Force Materiel Command (HQ AFMC/A4, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Research Lab, and contractors) descended on Edwards AFB to test out a new hybrid flightline generator the last week of March. They teamed up with members of the 412th Logistics Test Squadron to test their Hybrid Flightline Generator Technology Pathfinder on an F-16 fighter, KC-135 tanker and C-17 cargo plane.

April 17, 2018

Hybrid generator could make aircraft maintenance more efficient, effective, user friendly

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Edwards Air Force Base website — You can’t have air power without ground power says Senior Master Sgt. Jason Tilley, who is the Air Force’s lead for its Aerospace Ground Support Equipment Working Group.

April 12, 2018

35th LRS Fuels Airmen upgrade F-16 quick launch, recovery capability

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Misawa Air Base website — Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing and local Japanese contractors worked together to upgrade Misawa’s hot pit refuel capabilities March 20, enhancing the wing’s quick launch and recovery mission.

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