Personnel assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Battalion, 228 Aviation regiment practice refueling a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an expeditionary Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise, near Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, December 7, 2016. The FARP is also known as "Fat cow" and is conducted from a CH-47F Chinook and usually has 2 fuel points, utilizing the Extended Range Fuel System II (ERFS II) along with the Forward Area Refuel Equipment (FARE) kit to provide up to 15,000 lbs (2,400 gals) to aircraft or ground vehicles. (

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