An R-11 fuel truck carrying JP-8 jet fuel pulls up in front of a hardened aircraft shelter to refuel an F-16 Fighting Falcon Jan. 19, 2010 at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight ensures 35th Fighter Wing and transient aircraft receive fuel 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Staff Sgt. Curtis Skaggs, 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crewchief, places chalks behind the tires of an R-11 fuel truck in a hardened aircraft shelter Jan. 19, 2010 at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Personnel and equipment safety is a top priority on the flightline, and the mandatory chalks help prevent vehicles such as this from accidentally rolling. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Airman 1st Class Preston Sowers, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron refueling unit operator, fills out paperwork while refueling an F-16 Fighting Falcon inside a hardened aircraft shelter Jan. 19, 2010 at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Detailed paperwork is required to help the fuels service center account for distributed fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Airman 1st Class Dustin Smith, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crewchief, attaches a fuel hose to an F-16 Fighting Falcon with Airman 1st Class Anthony Davis, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron refueling unit operator, inside a hardened aircraft shelter Jan. 19, 2010 at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The 35th LRS fuels management flight distributes an average of 43,000 gallons of JP-8 jet fuel every 24 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Airman 1st Class Anthony Davis, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron refueling unit operator, retracts the deadman hose of an R-11 fuel truck inside a hardened aircraft shelter Jan. 19, 2010 at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The hose works as an emergency cutoff switch to prevent additional fuel from leaving the truck in the event of a mishap. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Staff Sgt. Dennis Orejudos, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels expeditor, starts an R-11 fuel truck outside the fuels service center Jan. 19, 2010 at Misawa Air Base, Japan. When the temperature drops below 32 F, the fuels expeditor starts all the fuel trucks to keep the engines warm and useable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Staff Sgt. Camilo Romero, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels service center controller, answers radio calls at the fuels service center Jan. 19, 2010 at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The FSC is responsible for coordinating the distribution of fuel, accounting for every drop of fuel and serving as an after-hours communications hub for the 35th LRS. The FSC is currently celebrating five years of error-free fuels accounting reconciliation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Misawa after dark: Fuels management flight

Published Jan. 22, 2010