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R-11 trucks, operators ensure flow of fuel

Senior Airman Jonathan Gipson, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Distribution operator from Lansing, Mich. points out the pump pressure gauge on an R-11 refueling truck July 22, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Safety limits are marked in red on the gauges to prevent damage to the trucks. While using the pumps of an R-11 refueling truck, Airmen must maintain very specific speeds to keep the fuel pressure under control and safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)

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R-11 trucks, operators ensure flow of fuel

Senior Airman Casey Jernigan, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Distribution operator from Pontotoc, Miss., removes the hose of an R-11 refueling truck July 22, 2013, at RAF Mildenhall, England. Jernigan worked with another Airman who grounded the truck through cables attached to the underside of the vehicle. During refueling, both the truck and the aircraft are grounded to prevent sparks; which, could ignite the fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)

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R-11 trucks, operators ensure flow of fuel

Senior Airman Casey Jernigan, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Distribution operator from Pontotoc, Miss., removes the hose of an R-11 refueling truck July 22, 2013, at RAF Mildenhall, England. Jernigan worked with another Airman who grounded the truck through cables attached to the underside of the vehicle. During refueling, both the truck and the aircraft are grounded to prevent sparks; which, could ignite the fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)

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Lifeline to refuelers: 100th LRS proves NKAWTG

A squeegee is used to manually remove excess fuel from hoses which transfer fuel from one aircraft to another. Once the entire hose has been squeegeed, it can be rolled up and stored on the aircraft providing the fuel. This procedure is performed manually, usually in the dark using night-vision goggles. Airmen from the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward-area refueling point team go into hostile environments where aircraft need fuel but don’t have traditional refueling capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Lifeline to refuelers: 100th LRS proves NKAWTG

A squeegee is used to manually remove excess fuel from hoses which transfer fuel from one aircraft to another. Once the entire hose has been squeegeed, it can be rolled up and stored on the aircraft providing the fuel. This procedure is performed manually, usually in the dark using night-vision goggles. Airmen from the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward-area refueling point team go into hostile environments where aircraft need fuel but don’t have traditional refueling capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Lifeline to refuelers: 100th LRS proves NKAWTG

Airman 1st Class Thomas Mahoney, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward-area refueling point team member from Newark, Del., simulates setting up a FARP point for a receiver aircraft June 25, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. In real-world situations, Mahoney and other FARP team members would perform hot refueling (aircraft with engines still running and rotor blades still turning) at night in austere locations. They use night-vision goggles and have to work in areas of limited visibility. RAF Mildenhall’s FARP team’s area of responsibility covers all of Europe and U.S. Air Force Africa Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Lifeline to refuelers: 100th LRS proves NKAWTG

Fuel is transferred from a pantograph (jointed framework of pipes) onto a transient KC-135 Stratotanker June 25, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Piped in from off base, fuel goes into on-base storage tanks and an underground piping system, each of which get tested regularly to ensure the contents are clean and suitable for transferring onto aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Lifeline to refuelers: 100th LRS proves NKAWTG

Airman 1st Class Thomas Mahoney, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward-area refueling point team member from Newark, Del., simulates setting up a FARP point for a receiver aircraft June 25, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. In real-world situations, Mahoney and other FARP team members would perform hot refueling (aircraft with engines still running and rotor blades still turning) at night in austere locations. They use night-vision goggles and have to work in areas of limited visibility. RAF Mildenhall’s FARP team’s area of responsibility covers all of Europe and U.S. Air Force Africa Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Lifeline to refuelers: 100th LRS proves NKAWTG

Fuel is transferred from a pantograph (jointed framework of pipes) onto a transient KC-135 Stratotanker June 25, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Piped in from off base, fuel goes into on-base storage tanks and an underground piping system, each of which get tested regularly to ensure the contents are clean and suitable for transferring onto aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Lifeline to refuelers: 100th LRS proves NKAWTG

Airman 1st Class Quentin Olson, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels apprentice from Canton, S.D., controls the amount of fuel pumped onto a transient KC-135 Stratotanker and watches to ensure there are no problems June 25, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Two methods of refueling are used to transfer fuel from storage tanks to aircraft – by an R-11 truck and using a pantograph. Both transient aircraft and those belonging to RAF Mildenhall (which will then refuel other U.S. Air Force and NATO aircraft) can receive fuel using either method, which can take, on average, between 25 minutes and three hours, depending on the size of the aircraft and the refueling method. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Lifeline to refuelers: 100th LRS proves NKAWTG

Airman 1st Class Quentin Olson, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels apprentice from Canton, S.D., controls the amount of fuel pumped onto a transient KC-135 Stratotanker and watches to ensure there are no problems June 25, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Two methods of refueling are used to transfer fuel from storage tanks to aircraft – by an R-11 truck and using a pantograph. Both transient aircraft and those belonging to RAF Mildenhall (which will then refuel other U.S. Air Force and NATO aircraft) can receive fuel using either method, which can take, on average, between 25 minutes and three hours, depending on the size of the aircraft and the refueling method. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Lifeline to refuelers: 100th LRS proves NKAWTG

A flash tester in the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory dips an ignitor into a cup of fuel to test when vapors from the fuel ignite June 25, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Airmen from the fuels lab run numerous tests on fuel, pumped onto base from the local economy, to ensure it is clean and suitable for offloading onto aircraft. If any fuel fails the stringent tests run by the fuels lab Airmen, the fuel is not used until the problem has been fixed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Lifeline to refuelers: 100th LRS proves NKAWTG

A flash tester in the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory dips an ignitor into a cup of fuel to test when vapors from the fuel ignite June 25, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Airmen from the fuels lab run numerous tests on fuel, pumped onto base from the local economy, to ensure it is clean and suitable for offloading onto aircraft. If any fuel fails the stringent tests run by the fuels lab Airmen, the fuel is not used until the problem has been fixed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Lifeline to refuelers: 100th LRS proves NKAWTG

Staff Sgt. Megan O’Neil, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory NCO in charge from Reading, Pa., looks through a refractometer (a laboratory device used to measure an index of refraction, calculated from the composition of fuel) as she judges how much fuel system icing inhibitor – an additive mixed with fuel – is in the sample taken from the fuel pipeline receipt June 25, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Airmen from the fuels lab run numerous tests on fuel, pumped onto base from the local economy, to ensure it is clean and suitable for offloading onto aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Lifeline to refuelers: 100th LRS proves NKAWTG

Staff Sgt. Megan O’Neil, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory NCO in charge from Reading, Pa., looks through a refractometer (a laboratory device used to measure an index of refraction, calculated from the composition of fuel) as she judges how much fuel system icing inhibitor – an additive mixed with fuel – is in the sample taken from the fuel pipeline receipt June 25, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Airmen from the fuels lab run numerous tests on fuel, pumped onto base from the local economy, to ensure it is clean and suitable for offloading onto aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Lifeline to refuelers: 100th LRS proves NKAWTG

Staff Sgt. Megan O’Neil, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels lab NCO in charge from Reading, Pa., pours fuel into a separatory funnel to test for fuel system icing inhibitor June 25, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Fuel is pumped onto RAF Mildenhall from the local community, and goes through many tests before being cleared to refuel aircraft. The FSII is one of three additives mixed with the fuel; it lowers the freezing point and inhibits microbial growth in free water within the fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Lifeline to refuelers: 100th LRS proves NKAWTG

Staff Sgt. Megan O’Neil, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels lab NCO in charge from Reading, Pa., pours fuel into a separatory funnel to test for fuel system icing inhibitor June 25, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Fuel is pumped onto RAF Mildenhall from the local community, and goes through many tests before being cleared to refuel aircraft. The FSII is one of three additives mixed with the fuel; it lowers the freezing point and inhibits microbial growth in free water within the fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Lifeline to refuelers: 100th LRS proves NKAWTG

Airman 1st Class Miranda Wolverton, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels lab specialist from Parsons, Kan., pulls a sample from the pipeline receipt to test for particulate contamination in aviation fuels by laboratory filtration using the bottle-method test June 25, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The 100th LRS performs variety of tests on the fuel piped onto base to ensure it is clean and suitable for offloading onto aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Lifeline to refuelers: 100th LRS proves NKAWTG

Airman 1st Class Miranda Wolverton, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels lab specialist from Parsons, Kan., pulls a sample from the pipeline receipt to test for particulate contamination in aviation fuels by laboratory filtration using the bottle-method test June 25, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The 100th LRS performs variety of tests on the fuel piped onto base to ensure it is clean and suitable for offloading onto aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Square D Spotlight: Airman 1st Class Xavier Gurrola

Airman 1st Class Xavier Gurrola, 100th Force Support Squadron force management apprentice from Covina, Calif., assists a customer July 19, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Gurrola was selected to be featured in this week’s Square D Spotlight for demonstrating the Air Force core value service before self. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla/Released)

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