No fuel truck, no problem at AUAB

Senior Airman Celine Carson and Tech. Sgt. Ryan Thompson, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmasters, perform certifications on the Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System onboard a C-17 Globemaster III April 29, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The ABFDS allows members on the C-17 to deliver fuel to austere environments and perform hot pit refueling operations without the need of the R-11 fuel truck on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)

Airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron perform certifications on the Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System onboard a C-17 Globemaster III April 29, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Aircrews from the 816th EAS, with the help of the 379th ELRS, were certified to safely deliver fuel, using the ABFDS, to aircraft operating in austere U.S. Central Command locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)

Airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron perform certifications on the Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System onboard a C-17 Globemaster III April 29, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Aircrews from the 816th EAS, with the help of the 379th ELRS, were certified to safely deliver fuel, using the ABFDS, to aircraft operating in austere U.S. Central Command locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)

Senior Airman Celine Carson and Tech. Sgt. Ryan Thompson, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmasters, perform certifications on the Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System onboard a C-17 Globemaster III April 29, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The ABFDS allows members on the C-17 to deliver fuel to austere environments and perform hot pit refueling operations without the need of the R-11 fuel truck on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)

Senior Airman Nyles Thompson, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial bulk fuels delivery systems operator, (left) and Tech. Sgt. Scott Foster, 379th ELRS noncommissioned officer in charge, (right) pick up a fuel hose during certifications of the ABFDS onboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft April 29, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The ABFDS allows members to deliver fuel to austere environments and perform hot pit refueling operations without the need of the R-11 fuel truck on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)

Senior Airman Celine Carson, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, removes a fuel cover on a C-17 Globemaster III during certifications on the Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System April 29, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. While simulating another aircraft, an R-11 fuel truck received fuel from the Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System aboard the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The extra capability enables the C-17 to support Agile Combat Employment, by reducing the amount of vehicles and equipment required to sustain fueling operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)

Airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron perform certifications on the Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System onboard a C-17 Globemaster III April 29, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Aircrews from the 816th EAS, with the help of the 379th ELRS, were certified to safely deliver fuel, using the ABFDS, to aircraft operating in austere U.S. Central Command locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)

Airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron participate in certifications on the Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System onboard a C-17 Globemaster III April 29, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The ABFDS allows members on the C-17 to deliver fuel to austere environments and perform hot pit refueling operations without the need of the R-11 fuel truck on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)