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Senior Airman Gavin Rees, left, 23d Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) fuels facilities technician, and Staff Sgt. Bryan White, 23d LRS fuels facilities NCO in charge, check operating valves Oct. 30, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 23d LRS fuels facilities is responsible for maintaining facilities, product purity, storage and accountability. Fuels facilities Airmen maintain the base service station by performing routine checks on the operating valves, fuel tanks and service station parts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Azaria E. Foster)

Nov. 11, 2019

Fuels facilities maintains base service station

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Moody Air Force Base website — Approximately 438 government owned vehicles on Moody use fuel provided by the base service station in order to do their job. The service station’s tanks, are maintained by two Airmen assigned to the 23d Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels facilities section.

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Nov. 6, 2019

Andersen Conducts Fuel Spill Exercise

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Andersen Air Force Base website — The 36th Wing Inspector General team conducted a fuel spill exercise at the split of Arc Light Boulevard and Carolines Avenue here on Nov. 6 at 8:30 a.m.

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Nov. 5, 2019

Fueling the fight

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Dover Air Force Base website —The mission of the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings at Dover Air Force Base is to provide worldwide rapid global airlift. The flying squadrons of Dover account for 20 percent of the nation’s outsized strategic airlift capability. Dover is also home to the largest aerial port in the Department of Defense.

Pfc. Stefan Moreno, petroleum supply specialist, 574th Composite Suppy Company, performs an American Petroleum Institute (API) gravity test on a batch of fuel at Erbil, Iraq, Oct. 16, 2019. The API gravity test measures how heavy or light petroleum is compared to water, which is used to compare densities of petroleum liquids.

Nov. 1, 2019

Liquid Logisticians Conduct Mission in Middle East

ERBIL, IRAQ — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 1st Theater Sustainment Command website — Petroleum supply specialists, categorized as military occupational specialty (MOS) 92F, oversee the Army's use of petroleum - but their duties far exceed those of gas station clerks.

Members of the 166th Maintenance Operation Flight next to a C-130H2 aircraft on the flight line of the 166th Airlift Wing. The 166th MOF tracks and manages the maintenance of the wing's 8 C-130H2 tactical airlift aircraft, keeping them mission-ready. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Mr. Mitch Topal)

Sept. 30, 2019

166th Maintenance Operations Flight: Behind the curtain work the wizards of wing operations

NEW CASTLE, Del. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 166th Airlift Wing website — The gatekeepers of wing operations, the Maintenance Operations Flight manages every detail of aircraft maintenance, operations and training. From coordinating fuel to propulsion to parts, the MOF directs the planning, scheduling and maintenance of our eight C-130H2 aircraft.

U.S. Army Alaska Gives Marine Corps a Lift during Exercise

Sept. 26, 2019

U.S. Army Alaska Gives Marine Corps a Lift during Exercise

SEWARD, Alaska — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command website — Soldiers of the 109th Transportation Company, 17th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, assisted the Navy and Marine Corps during the Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise in Seward Sept. 19.

The KC-135 Stratotanker provides the core aerial refueling capability for the United States Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 60 years. This unique asset enhances the Air Force's capability to accomplish its primary mission of global reach. It also provides aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied nation aircraft. The KC-135 is also capable of transporting litter and ambulatory patients using patient support pallets during aeromedical evacuations. Read more about the KC-135 here at https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1529736/kc-135-stratotanker/ (U.S. Air Force illustration by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

Sept. 25, 2019

Heavy aircraft crew chiefs reflect on duties before Air Show

Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Sheppard Air Force Base website — Often overshadowed by their more aggressive, quicker and sleeker cousins, the fighter jets, the heavy aircraft are the airframes that carry the U.S. Air Force and sister-service components, and it is about time they get the love they deserve.

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Sept. 12, 2019

MG ‘19 Airmen fill fuel bladder in U.S. for the first time

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Fairchild Air Force Base website — A handful of 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen employed a Fuels Operational Readiness Capability Equipment system during Mobility Guardian 2019, marking the first time the mobile fuel bladders have been used stateside in an uncontested environment, Sept. 11, 2019.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III is unloaded after returning from one of the last Operation Deep Freeze flights of the 2018-2019 Antarctic research season at the Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 21, 2019. The seasons run annually from September 1st to July 31st. Led by Pacific Air Forces, the Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica (JTF-SFA) provides the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program with logistical support.

Sept. 10, 2019

Joint task force kicks off 64th year of DoD Antarctic mission support

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Pacific Air Forces website — A U.S. Air Force Globemaster III, assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., landed at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Aug. 31, 2019.

“We cross-train Marines in every aspect of combat logistics, preparing them for the field and for any situation because when you’re a Marine, you are able to adapt and overcome,” said Corporal Christian Gomez, a supply specialist with CLB-31.

Sept. 9, 2019

Much more than beans, bullets and band-aids: CLB-31 provides more than just sustainment for 31st MEU

AT SEA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit website — Combat Logistics Battalion 31 is the Logistics Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. CLB-31 provides all elements of the MEU with combat service support and is comprised of various sections, to include motor transportation, engineers, explosive ordnance, maintenance, supply, landing support, and communications and health service support.