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Fueling readiness: Inside the lab that keeps the mission moving

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fabian Pelayo, 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, handles a fuel sample in the 378th ELRS fuels laboratory within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 3, 2025. Pelayo tests each batch of jet fuel to ensure every aircraft can launch safely and sustain combat operations without delay. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman De’Quan Simmons)
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Fueling readiness: Inside the lab that keeps the mission moving

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fabian Pelayo, 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, poses for a photo in the 378th ELRS fuels laboratory within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 3, 2025. Pelayo verifies the purity and quality of fuel samples daily, keeping aircraft mission-ready and able to support the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing’s ongoing combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman De’Quan Simmons)
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Fueling readiness: Inside the lab that keeps the mission moving

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fabian Pelayo, 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, tests a fuel sample in the 378th ELRS fuels laboratory within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 3, 2025. Pelayo identifies and eliminates impurities, guaranteeing aircraft receive mission-ready fuel and reinforcing the wing’s commitment to sustaining combat capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman De’Quan Simmons)
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Fueling readiness: Inside the lab that keeps the mission moving

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fabian Pelayo, 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, prepares a fuel sample for a flash point test in the 378th ELRS fuels laboratory within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 3, 2025. Pelayo identifies and eliminates impurities, guaranteeing aircraft receive mission-ready fuel, reinforcing the wing’s commitment to sustaining combat capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman De’Quan Simmons)
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Fueling readiness: Inside the lab that keeps the mission moving

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fabian Pelayo, 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, pours a fuel sample into a beaker in the 378th ELRS fuels lab within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 3, 2025. Pelayo ensures every aircraft receives clean, mission-ready fuel, allowing the wing to sustain its combat tempo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman De’Quan Simmons)
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Fueling readiness: Inside the lab that keeps the mission moving

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fabian Pelayo, 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, collects a fuel sample from a fuel bladder within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 3, 2025. Pelayo tests every batch of fuel at the installation to ensure it meets Air Force standards, directly supporting the wing’s ability to conduct and sustain combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman De’Quan Simmons)
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Fueling readiness: Inside the lab that keeps the mission moving

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fabian Pelayo, 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, collects a fuel sample from a fuel bladder within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 3, 2025. Pelayo records and validates test results to guarantee mission fuel remains within Air Force specifications for sustained combat performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman De’Quan Simmons)
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Fueling readiness: Inside the lab that keeps the mission moving

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fabian Pelayo, 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, documents fuel testing results in the 378th ELRS fuels lab within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 3, 2025. Pelayo’s testing ensures every sortie launched from the 378th AEW operates with dependable fuel, sustaining combat airpower in the region (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman De’Quan Simmons)
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Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: 55th EFGS conduct ICTs

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dylan Horne, 55th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron cannibalization manager, marshals an F-16C Fighting Falcon after a successful integrated combat turn within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 5, 2025. During ICTs, crew chiefs communicate with pilots for refueling and rearming updates, before safely marshalling aircraft to the runway for rapid sortie generation in the midst of combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)
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Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: 55th EFGS conduct ICTs

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dylan Sosby, assistant dedicated crew chief, marshals a R-11 fuel truck during an integrated combat turn within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 5, 2025. ICTs combine refueling and armament procedures, while aircraft engines are running, to rapidly generate sorties engaged in combat operations. This dynamic environment requires precise coordination for maximum efficiency and safety of personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)
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Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: 55th EFGS conduct ICTs

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dylan Horne, 55th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron cannibalization manager, oversees an integrated combat turn within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 5, 2025. As a cannibalization manager, Horne oversees a vital process in aircraft maintenance including managing parts among the fleet and strategically redistributing them to generate the maximum amount of airpower possible at any given time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)
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Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: 55th EFGS conduct ICTs

A safety pin is inserted in an AIM-9X missile loaded on an F-16C Fighting Falcon during an integrated combat turn within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 5, 2025. The safety pin prevents the firing pin from engaging until the munition is intended for use. Once refueling and rearming are complete during the ICT, the safety pins are removed before the aircraft takeoff for combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)
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Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: 55th EFGS conduct ICTs

From left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Noah Breitler and Senior Airman Trey Santiago, both 55th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew members, load Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rockets on an F-16C Fighting Falcon during an integrated combat turn within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 5, 2025. The F-16C Fighting Falcon is a multi-role fighter aircraft supporting defense and deterrence missions through continuous rapid development and generation of combat air superiority. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)
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Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: 55th EFGS conduct ICTs

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alex Kimber, 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron director of operations, adjusts his oxygen mask, which is equipped with communication capabilities, during an integrated combat turn within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 5, 2025. Crew chiefs communicate the status of the weapons crew and fuel distributor to the pilot during ICTs so they know when they are clear to takeoff and resume combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)
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Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: 55th EFGS conduct ICTs

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sage Timbrel, 55th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron dedicated crew chief, replaces a dust cover on a fuel hose during an integrated combat turn within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 5, 2025. Fuel hoses are equipped with a pop-it valve allowing distribution operators to quickly disconnect when aircraft need to rapidly depart and deliver combat airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)
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378th ELRS POL: Fueled to fight, down to the last drop

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jay Mora, 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants Flight fuel distribution operator, fills out a consolidation log within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 4, 2025. The log records the truck’s fuel capacity, the specific aircraft fueled, and the available fuel supply to ensure continuous deterrence and combat operations support is available around-the-clock. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger) (Image has been altered for operational security by blurring the document on the clipboard.)
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378th ELRS POL: Fueled to fight, down to the last drop

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jay Mora, 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants Flight fuel distribution operator, retracts a fuel hose within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 4, 2025. Fuel distribution operators leverage advanced training, systems, and capabilities to service multiple types of aircraft, vehicles and equipment that make up the highly agile fighting force used to support long-term security and stability in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)
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378th ELRS POL: Fueled to fight, down to the last drop

A U.S. Air Force R-11 Fuel Truck assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and KC-135 Stratotanker sit on a flightline within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 4, 2025. The U.S. Air Force’s expeditionary capabilities enable U.S. and Coalition forces to rapidly establish credible, combat-ready forces to deter adversaries and if necessary, respond with overwhelming force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)
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378th ELRS POL: Fueled to fight, down to the last drop

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jay Mora, 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants Flight fuel distribution operator, reads a technical order within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 4, 2025. Technical orders provide detailed operating specifications to ensure optimal efficiency, while mitigating risks, ensuring a combat-ready force remains available for operations at a moments notice within the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)
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378th ELRS POL: Fueled to fight, down to the last drop

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jay Mora, 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants Flight fuel distribution operator, holds a deadman control, within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 4, 2025. The handle adjusts the flow of fuel and is a safety mechanism that can be released immediately in emergency situations. Maintaining service members’ safety while operating in an increasingly complex and dynamic security environment is an essential component to ensure seamless operational capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)
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