POL fuels the mission

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Schmitt, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, uses a citizens band radio at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 30, 2014. Fuels distribution operators look over fuel trucks through all pre-checks, pressurizing, checks for leaks and damage. Schmitt is deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and his hometown is Toms River, New Jersey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Cates)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Schmitt, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, unreels a fuel hose prior to fueling a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 30, 2014. The fuel truck holds 6,000 gallons of fuel and can pump about 600 gallons a minute. Schmitt is deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and his hometown is Toms River, New Jersey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Cates)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Schmitt, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, checks the gauges on a fuel truck at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 30, 2014. Schmitt has pumped nearly a million gallons of jet fuel, known as JP-8 during the past few months here. Schmitt is deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey and his hometown is Toms River, New Jersey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Cates)

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U.S Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Schmitt, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, holds the emergency fuel switch at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 30, 2014. The 379th ELRS fuels distribution operators pump nearly 850,000 gallons of JP-8 in a day, making it the busiest fuels hub in the Department of Defense. Schmitt is deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and his hometown is Toms River, New Jersey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Cates)

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U.S Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Schmitt, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, returns the hose to the truck at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 30, 2014. The average fuels operator will spend nearly half a day on the flight line. Schmitt is deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and his hometown is Toms River, New Jersey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Cates)

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U.S Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Schmitt, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, fills a fuel truck with JP-8 from a hydrant system at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 30, 2014. The hydrant system allows the fuels operators to keep their vehicles on the flightline and keep the mission going. Schmitt is deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and his hometown is Toms River, New Jersey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Cates)

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POL fuels the mission

Published July 3, 2014