Air Force Staff Sgt. Roberto Barraza, loadmaster for the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, acknowledges the continuation of a step in the process of C-17 Globemaster III hot refueling operations for a training and certification mission at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 9, 2021. The 816th EAS and 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen performed multiple iterations of a process where the Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System was drained into an R-11 fuel truck, then the engines were left running for hot refueling from the truck to the aircraft, as well as a defueling proces
Air Force Staff Sgt. Roberto Barraza, loadmaster for the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, acknowledges the continuation of a step in the process of C-17 Globemaster III hot refueling operations for a training and certification mission at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 9, 2021. The 816th EAS and 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen performed multiple iterations of a process where the Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System was drained into an R-11 fuel truck, then the engines were left running for hot refueling from the truck to the aircraft, as well as a defueling process from the plane back to the fuel truck. This operational capability enables the Air Force Air Mobility Command to support joint service partners in Agile Combat Employment.
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