Senior Airman Janine Trammel, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels technician, opens a fuels pit to prepare for a refuel on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 10, 2012. Fuels help support the mission by continuously providing quality grade jet fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Aaron-Forrest Wainwright)
Senior Airman Janine Trammel 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels technician, hooks up a moose head to a fuels pit to prepare for a refuel, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 10, 2012. Fuels help support the mission by continuously providing quality grade jet fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Aaron-Forrest Wainwright)
Senior Airman Janine Trammel, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron, fuels technician, checks a panel pressure display on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 10, 2012. Fuels help support this mission by continuously providing quality grade jet fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Aaron-Forrest Wainwright)
Senior Airman Janine Trammel, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels technician, checks a panel pressure display on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 10, 2012. Fuels help support this mission by continuously providing quality grade jet fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Aaron-Forrest Wainwright)
Senior Airman Janine Trammel, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels technician, hooks up a moose head to a fuels pit to prepare for a refuel on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 10, 2012. Fuels help support the mission by continuously providing quality grade jet fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Aaron-Forrest Wainwright)
by Senior Airman Aaron-Forrest Wainwright
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
7/16/2012 - RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- -- The 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight supports defense readiness through Responsive Fuel and Cryogenic Support to U.S. and NATO Forces. Ramstein Air Base is the third busiest transit airbase in the Air Force, issuing more than $521 million of fuels and cryogenic material to more than 17,000 aircraft.
The 108 airmen assigned support the Kaiserslautern military community, Air Mobility Command, commercial flights, and NATO aircraft.