Logistics Airmen ensure fuel quality

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Shanks, fuels laboratory NCO in charge with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, checks fuel density with a hydrometer at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 14, 2017. Shanks conducted an American Petroleum Institute specific gravity test on a sample of fuel to determine the density of the fuel which helps them track how much is used. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miles Wilson)

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Logistics Airmen ensure fuel quality

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jamar Gresham, a fuels apprentice with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Laboratory, conducts a bottle method test on a sample of fuel at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 14, 2017. The bottle method test is a way to determine the amount of particulates within fuel by passing it through a filter using a vacuum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miles Wilson)

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Logistics Airmen ensure fuel quality

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kendra Jenkins, a fuels apprentice with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Laboratory, checks fuel for additives used to prevent the fuel from freezing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 14, 2017. At high altitudes, fuel is susceptible to freezing due to the low temperatures and traces of water that may be inside the fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miles Wilson)

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Logistics Airmen ensure fuel quality

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jamar Gresham, a fuels apprentice with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Laboratory, determines the temperature of a bottle of fuel at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 14, 2017. In order to perform a bottle method test on fuel, it must first be brought to a temperature between 64-86 degrees Fahrenheit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miles Wilson)

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Logistics Airmen ensure fuel quality

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Shanks, fuels laboratory NCO in charge with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, stands by as a flash point tester checks a sample of fuel at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 14, 2017. Checking the flash point helps determine what temperature the fuel burns at, and the type of fuel it is. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miles Wilson)

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Engine health: Logistics Airmen ensure fuel quality

Published Feb. 15, 2017
By Senior Airman Miles Wilson
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Shanks, fuels laboratory NCO in charge with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, checks fuel density with a hydrometer at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 14, 2017. Shanks conducted an American Petroleum Institute specific gravity test on a sample of fuel to determine the density of the fuel which helps them track how much is used. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miles Wilson)