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379th EMXS repair and replace static port

A U.S. Air Force sheet metal technician assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron wipes a pitot sensing port on a KC-135 Stratotanker within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 22, 2024. Sheet metal and fuels Airmen worked together to remove and replace the pitot sensing port located in a forward body tank cell. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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379th EMXS repair and replace static port

A U.S. Air Force sheet metal technician assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron wipes a pitot sensing port on a KC-135 Stratotanker within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 22, 2024. The static pitot port collects ambient pressure data that transmits into indications on the co-pilots altimeter to show the current altitude of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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379th EMXS repair and replace static port

A U.S. Air Force sheet metal technician assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron prepares tools within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 22, 2024. Fuels systems Airmen performed a partial roll back of the fuel cell to give sheet metal technicians access to the pitot sensing port. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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379th EMXS repair and replace static port

A U.S. Air Force sheet metal technician assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron investigates a KC-135 Stratotanker forward body tank cell within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 22, 2024. Fuels systems Airmen performed a partial roll back of the fuel cell to give sheet metal technicians access to the pitot sensing port. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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379th EMXS repair and replace static port

A U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron examine a KC-135 Stratotanker within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 22, 2024. Sheet metal and fuels Airmen worked together to remove and replace the pitot sensing port located in a forward body tank cell. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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379th EMXS repair and replace static port

A U.S. Air Force sheet metal technician assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron drills a pitot sensing port on a KC-135 Stratotanker within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 22, 2024. The static pitot port collects ambient pressure data that transmits into indications on the co-pilots altimeter to show the current altitude of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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379th EMXS repair and replace static port

A U.S. Air Force fuels system journeyman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintainence Squadron examines a forward body tank cell inside a KC-135 Stratotanker within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibilty, Oct. 22, 2024. The twenty-eight hour process of removal, inspection and reinstilation of the pitot sensing port ensures the aircraft is capable of delivering air refueling support, safely and effectively. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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379th EMXS repair and replace static port

A U.S. Air Force fuels system journeyman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron laces a forward body tank cell inside a KC-135 Stratotanker within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 22, 2024. The forward body fuel tank has a 37,700 pound maximum capacity between four interlaced cells. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Serving again: Prior POL troops continue to fuel airpower in Afghanistan

Clayton Taylor, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management section, checks the gauges on an R-11 refueling vehicle at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2017. The fuels management team is mostly comprised of contractors who have served in fuels before while in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Serving again: Prior POL troops continue to fuel airpower in Afghanistan

F-16 Fighting Falcons receive fuel at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2017. The fuels management team refuels military, contracted and commercial aircraft of all types. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Serving again: Prior POL troops continue to fuel airpower in Afghanistan

Josue Benzler, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management section, checks the gauges on an R-11 refueling vehicle at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 3, 2017. The fuels management team refuels military, contracted and commercial aircraft of all types. Benzler served in the U.S. Army as a petroleum supply specialist and retired as a sergeant first class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Serving again: Prior POL troops continue to fuel airpower in Afghanistan

Ted Gillenwater, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management section, checks the gauges on an R-12 hydrant servicing vehicle during a refueling operation at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 3, 2017. The fuels management team is mostly comprised of contractors who have served in fuels before while in the military. Gillenwater served in the U.S. Air Force for six years as a fuels management specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Serving again: Prior POL troops continue to fuel airpower in Afghanistan

Josue Benzler, right, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management section, checks the gauges on an R-11 refueling vehicle at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 3, 2017. The fuels management team refuels military, contracted and commercial aircraft of all types. Benzler served in the U.S. Army as a petroleum supply specialist and retired as a sergeant first class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Serving again: Prior POL troops continue to fuel airpower in Afghanistan

Ted Gillenwater, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management section, waits as an aircraft is refueled at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 3, 2017. The fuels management team is mostly comprised of contractors who have served in fuels before while in the military. Gillenwater served in the U.S. Air Force for six years as a fuels management specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Serving again: Prior POL troops continue to fuel airpower in Afghanistan

Ted Gillenwater, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management section, connects a fuel hose from an R-12 hydrant servicing vehicle to a hydrant fuel system at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 3, 2017. The POL team is responsible for delivering clean, dry fuel to the aircraft, provide liquid oxygen and nitrogen to aircraft that needs it, and conducts laboratory analysis on the fuel supply. Gillenwater served in the U.S. Air Force for six years as a fuels management specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Serving again: Prior POL troops continue to fuel airpower in Afghanistan

Ted Gillenwater, left, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management section, connects a fuel hose to an aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 3, 2017. The fuels management team is responsible for delivering clean, dry fuel to the aircraft, provide liquid oxygen and nitrogen to aircraft that needs it, and conducts laboratory analysis on the fuel supply. Gillenwater served in the U.S. Air Force for six years as a fuels management specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Serving again: Prior POL troops continue to fuel airpower in Afghanistan

Retired U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Ybarra, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management section, looks through a refractometer at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 3, 2017. The refractometer is used to test icing inhibitor content levels in the fuel system, which lowers the freezing point of water and allows normal operations in cold temperatures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Serving again: Prior POL troops continue to fuel airpower in Afghanistan

Donald Williams, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management section, receives a sample of liquid oxygen at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 3, 2017. Williams drew a sample of liquid oxygen to test for particulates and odor. If either is found, Williams must determine what is causing the contamination and restore the oxygen to a useable state. Williams served in the U.S. Army for 11 years as a petroleum supply specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Serving again: Prior POL troops continue to fuel airpower in Afghanistan

Donald Williams, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management section, observes a sample of liquid oxygen at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 3, 2017. Williams drew a sample of liquid oxygen to test for particulates and odor. If either is found, Williams must determine what is causing the contamination and restore the oxygen to a useable state. Williams served in the U.S. Army for 11 years as a petroleum supply specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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