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Breath of Fresh Air: POL keeps oxygen ready and flowing

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dorian Longmire, a 379th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum oil lubricants specialist, conducts and quality control odor test of liquid oxygen Aug 11, 2022 at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar. The 379th ELRS maintains and supplies liquid oxygen for the Air Forces Central (AFCENT) area of responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Michael J. Kelly)
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Breath of Fresh Air: POL keeps oxygen ready and flowing

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dorian Longmire, a 379th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum oil lubricants specialist, purges a hose of liquid oxygen during a quality control test Aug 11, 2022 at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar. Liquid oxygen is used in aircraft and breathing apparatus’s for aircrew. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Michael J. Kelly)
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Breath of Fresh Air: POL keeps oxygen ready and flowing

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Morgan Garcia, a 379th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum oil lubricants specialist, vents a tank of liquid oxygen Aug 11, 2022 at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar. Venting the tank allows POL Airmen to check the PSI and ensure the relief pressure is good to go. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Michael J. Kelly)
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AUAB power projection: cryogenics team keeps aircrews breathing easy

Staff Sgt. Shakir Alikhan, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron cryogenics section fuels journeyman, inspects liquid oxygen at Al Udeid Air Base, April 4, 2019. The cryogenics team here ensures aircrew members across U.S. Air Forces Central Command are equipped with liquid oxygen and nitrogen, supporting flying missions across the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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AUAB power projection: cryogenics team keeps aircrews breathing easy

Staff Sgt. Shakir Alikhan, left, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (ELRS) cryogenics section fuels journeyman, and Tech. Sgt. Nathan Retallack, right, 379th ELRS fuels cryogenic supervisor, prepare to retrieve and inspect liquid oxygen at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 4, 2019. The cryogenics team ensures aircrew members across U.S. Central Command are equipped with liquid oxygen and nitrogen, supporting flying missions across the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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AUAB power projection: cryogenics team keeps aircrews breathing easy

Staff Sgt. Shakir Alikhan, left, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (ELRS) cryogenics section fuels journeyman, and Tech. Sgt. Nathan Retallack, right, 379th ELRS fuels cryogenic supervisor, prepare to retrieve and inspect liquid oxygen at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 4, 2019. The cryogenics team here ensures aircrew members across U.S. Central Command are equipped with liquid oxygen and nitrogen, supporting flying missions across the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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AUAB power projection: cryogenics team keeps aircrews breathing easy

Staff Sgt. Shakir Alikhan, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron cryogenics section fuels journeyman, prepares to retrieve liquid oxygen for inspection at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 4, 2019. The cryogenics team here ensures aircrew members across U.S. Air Forces Central Command are equipped with liquid oxygen and nitrogen, supporting flying missions across the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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Testing the quality of fresh air

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kennie Delmo, a cryogenics supervisor with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fuels Management Flight, prepares to open a liquid oxygen valve at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 9, 2017. Delmo is preparing the cryogenic sampler to receive a sample of liquid oxygen so it may be transported safely to the lab for quality- testing before it is sent to other locations throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)
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Testing the quality of fresh air

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kennie Delmo, left, a cryogenics supervisor and Senior Airman Samuel Fallot, a cryogenics journeyman with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fuels Management Flight, review their checklist at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 9, 2017. Delmo and Fallot are preparing a cryogenic sampler to receive a sample of liquid oxygen so it may be transported safety to the lab for quality- testing before it is sent to other locations throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)
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Testing the quality of fresh air

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Samuel Fallot,a cryogenics journeyman with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fuels Management Flight, gives a thumbs up at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 9, 2017. Fallot is watching pounds per square inch levels on the cryogenic sampler where it received a sample of liquid oxygen so it may be transported safely to the lab for quality- testing before it is sent to other locations throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)
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Testing the quality of fresh air

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Samuel Fallot, a cryogenics journeyman with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fuels Management Flight, removes a cryogenic sampler at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug 9, 2017. Fallot watched the cryogenic sampler receive a sample of liquid oxygen that will be transported to the lab for quality- testing before it is sent to other locations throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)
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Testing the quality of fresh air

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Samuel Fallot, a cryogenics journeyman with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fuels Management Flight, disconnects a cryogenic sampler from the liquid oxygen tank at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 9, 2017. Fallot prepared the cryogenic sampler with liquid oxygen so that it may be transported to the lab for quality-testing before it is sent to other locations throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)
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POL: Pumping the “life blood” of fuel to Air Operations

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kennie Delmo, left, a cryogenics supervisor and Senior Airman Samuel Fallot, a cryogenics journeyman with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fuels Management Flight, fill a cryogenics sampler at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 9, 2017. Delmo and Fallot are watching the cryogenic sampler as it is receives a liquid oxygen sample so it may be transported safely to the lab for quality- testing before it is sent to other locations throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)
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POL: Pumping the “life blood” of fuel to Air Operations

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kennie Delmo, left, a cryogenics supervisor and Senior Airman Samuel Fallot, a cryogenics journeyman with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fuels Management Flight, wait for the pounds per square inch levels to increase on the cryogenic sampler at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 9, 2017. Delmo and Fallot prepared a cryogenic sampler with liquid oxygen so that it may be transported to the lab for quality- testing before it is sent to other locations throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)
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A breath of fresh air

Staff Sgt. Nathan Knight, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron cryogenics supervisor, unhooks a liquid oxygen tank hose, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2016. The 455th ELRS received 400-gallon liquid oxygen tanks from the 379th ELRS at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, which ships liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen daily to other bases throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s area of responsibility. The oxygen goes through a series of tests before being used in aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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A breath of fresh air

Staff Sgt. Nathan Knight, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron cryogenics supervisor, adjusts a liquid oxygen tank hose, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2016. The liquid oxygen tanks are supplied through the 379th ELRS at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Once the oxygen is restored back into aircraft, the tanks are reconstructed and send back to Al Udeid for refill and reuse. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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A breath of fresh air

Staff Sgt. Nathan Knight, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron cryogenics supervisor, opens a valve on a 400-gallon liquid oxygen tank, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2016. Cryogenics Airmen work with liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen that is stored into aircraft, providing aircrews with pure oxygen at altitude during missions in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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A breath of fresh air

Tech. Sgt. Corey Briggs (right), 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron cryogenics, and Staff Sgt. Nathan Knight (left), 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron cryogenics supervisor, handle a sample of liquid oxygen, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2016. Once the sample is collected, cryogenics technicians perform an odor test to ensure the liquid oxygen is good for use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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A breath of fresh air

Tech. Sgt. Corey Briggs, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron cryogenics, puts on protective equipment to handle liquid oxygen, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2016. Cryogenics Airmen work with liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen that is stored into aircraft, providing aircrews with pure oxygen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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A breath of fresh air

Tech. Sgt. Corey Briggs (left), 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron cryogenics, and Staff Sgt. Nathan Knight (right), 455th ELRS cryogenics supervisor, pour liquid oxygen into a bin, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2016. The 455th ELRS received 400-gallon liquid oxygen tanks from the 379th ELRS at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, which ships liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen daily to other bases throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s area of responsibility. The oxygen goes through a series of tests before being used in aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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