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Tag: Joint Base Langley-Eustis

An Airman connects a “pantograph” hot-pit re-fueling vessel to an underground pipeline.

Aug. 1, 2022

Reserve, Active Duty partner to enhance unit readiness

DUKE FIELD, Fla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 919th Special Operations Wing website — Working together with a worldwide expeditionary combat logistics squadron at one of Air Combat Command’s largest fighter wings is proving to be a cost-effective approach for both active duty and the 919th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley L. Gardner)

July 21, 2022

Leading the way with supply

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 16th Air Force website — Major operations and events require precise management of supplies and goods. The mission is amplified by the efforts of the 10th Intelligence Support Squadron’s materiel management Airmen, also known as supply Airmen.

Aug. 17, 2021

Talking trash: Get rid of old equipment at the JBLE Property Books Office

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Langley-Eustis website — Does your office have equipment that’s seen better days or a storage closet seemingly bursting at the seams?

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.

Thomas DeRosier, 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Transportation section, utility rail branch locomotive engineer, operates a switch on a rail line at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 15, 2019. The U.S. Army closed the military occupation specialty to active duty and now only has Army Reserve and civilian railway operations crewmembers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

Feb. 27, 2019

Aging technology that never fails

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Langley-Eustis website — Throughout the Civil War leading up to the Korean War, the U.S. Army relied heavily on the success of railroad operations, and that still rings true today at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

Contractors dredge the river during construction preparations for a new pier, which is used to receive jet fuel, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 17, 2017. The new pier will be constructed out of concrete and will measure approximately 36 feet wide to give first responders access in times of emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Areca T. Bell)

April 20, 2017

‘Piering’ into future: Construction to improve fuel operations

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Langley-Eustis website — Construction preparations for a new pier, which is used to receive jet fuel, began April 3, 2017. The project, which is overseen by the 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Facilities, is expected to be completed in 18 months.

U.S. Army Spc. Eugene Lovejoy, 368th Seaport Operations Company, 11th Transportation Battalion, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) motor pool clerk, receives guidance from U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Roberts, 733rd Logistic Readiness Squadron readiness spares package NCO in charge, on how to properly load a tire at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 2, 2017. The 733rd LRS worked with the 7th Transportation Brigade’s supply specialists during a week-long training to showcase the Air Force’s supply management processes. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Mahalia Frost)

March 8, 2017

AF, Army collaboration enhances supply operations

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Langley-Eustis website — The 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron worked with supply specialists assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) during a week-long training Feb. 27 through March 3 to showcase the Air Force’s supply management processes.

Walter Wilson and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicholas Imber, 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainers, use a grease gun to squeeze bio-based grease into a forklift carriage at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 31, 2017. JBLE is one of four Air Force bases that will perform a 12-month long test of the grease on its vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

Feb. 22, 2017

Langley one of four AFBs to test bio-based grease

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Combat Command website — The 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Management Flight was chosen to participate in a 12-month long experimental testing of a new bio-based grease to lessen the base's impact on the environment.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jakob Miner, 1st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, signals an F-22 Raptor to stop at a hydrogen pit for a hot pit refuel at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 6, 2017. Hydrogen pits are connected to underground pipes that allow fuel to flow from nearby storage tanks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

Feb. 8, 2017

POL: we fuel the fight

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Langley-Eustis website — From refueling jets and firetrucks to testing fuel samples and maintaining liquid oxygen, the 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight does it all at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.