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The 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management team is mostly comprised of contractors who have served in fuels before while in the military. The 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. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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)