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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – The station's fuel department completed every task assigned in 2011 while pumping 1.6 million gallons more fuel than in 2010 and maintaining a mishap-free safety record with decreased manpower.
Top industry leaders from the American Petroleum Institution, a national trade association that represents all aspects of America’s oil and natural gas industry, took notice.
The fuels department received the 2011 American Petroleum Institution Award in a ceremony here, July 12.
The fuels department is in charge of handling and maintaining all fueling assets aboard the station. In 2011 they supported Operation Enduring Freedom rotations, Haiti relief efforts and completed the construction of new refueling points. Station fuels accomplished all of this with limited personnel and without delay.
"Due to budgeting we have had to cut down on the amount of personnel we have working for us," said Chief Warrant Officer 4 Matthew S. Studer, the officer in charge of station fuels. "We have been able to accomplish more with less, and that’s one of the major reasons we were recognized."
Station fuels handled more than 40 million gallons of fuel in 2011 successfully refueling 17,281 aircraft with an average completion time of less than one hour.
"This award is a big deal for us," said Studer. "This award shows that we work hard, and the Marines and civilians deserve to be recognized. I am extremely proud of my Marines and all they have accomplished."
The station fuels department last won the award in 2002 and was most recently the runner up for it in 2007.
"We have phenomenal Marines and civilians working here and they do an awesome job," said Master Sgt. Robin B. Norwood, the staff non-commissioned officer in charge of station fuels. "We put out every day, do our best and work hard."
Norwood said that the fuel department's success continues and they hope to receive the award for fiscal year 2012.
| Date Taken: | 07.12.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 07.17.2012 09:47 |
| Story ID: | 91671 |
| Location: | CHERRY POINT, NC, US |
| Web Views: | 179 |
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