86th AW leadership meet the fuels team

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Charmaine Kelly, 86th Airlift Wing command, and Airman 1st Class Joshua Benavente, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution petroleum, oils and lubrication technician, share a laugh during an immersion tour at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 11, 2023. POL Airmen are responsible for every fuel servicing required on the flightline, including ground products. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaac Olivera)

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86th AW leadership meet the fuels team

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft sits on the flightline during an immersion tour with the 86th Airlift command team and the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 11, 2023. The C-130 provided the command team a closer look at refueling operations, and how the fuels team facilitates Ramstein AB’s no-fail mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaac Olivera)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Benavente, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution petroleum, oils, and lubrication technician, demonstrates the functions of an R-11 aircraft refueling truck to Chief Master Sgt. Charmaine Kelly, 86th Airlift Wing command chief during an immersion tour at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 11, 2023. Benavente’s job as a fuels distribution POL is to fuel all 86th AW aircraft on the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaac Olivera)

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U.S. Air Force members from the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron gather for a safety brief before demonstrating the refueling process of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 11, 2023. They conducted an immersion tour with the 86th Airlift Wing command team to provide a closer look at the achievements and challenges of the 86th LRS fuels team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaac Olivera)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Erik Brown, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, explains how the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight and the 86th AMXS work together to refuel a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 11, 2023. The 86th Airlift Wing command team attended an immersion tour to see how the 86th AMXS and 86th LRS fuels team collaborate while refueling aircraft, and how their partnership ensures all procedures are done correctly and safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaac Olivera)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tremayne Kimmons, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels technician, demonstrates how he tests fuel to the 86th Airlift Wing command team during an immersion tour at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 11, 2023. Fuels technicians ensure fuel is not contaminated by conducting a series of tests to guarantee purity and cleanliness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaac Olivera)

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U.S. Air Force Airman Lyndsey Cordova, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels technician, highlights the fuels management flight with a mural she painted on the flight operations office wall at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 11, 2023. Last year the flight won an award for best fuels management flight within the U.S. Air Forces in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaac Olivera)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Capaldo, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels superintendent, briefs Brig. Gen. Otis C. Jones, 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Charmaine Kelly, 86th Airlift Wing command chief, on the 86th LRS fuels management flight during an immersion tour at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 11, 2023. The immersion allowed the command team to hear firsthand about the mission and engage with the 86th LRS fuels team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaac Olivera)

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86th AW leadership meet the fuels team

Published May 18, 2023
By Senior Airman Isaac Olivera
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Charmaine Kelly, 86th Airlift Wing command, and Airman 1st Class Joshua Benavente, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution petroleum, oils and lubrication technician, share a laugh during an immersion tour at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 11, 2023. POL Airmen are responsible for every fuel servicing required on the flightline, including ground products. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaac Olivera)