Aviano Airman First Class, Fort Calhoun Native, Supports Efforts for Second Largest Fuels Op in Southwest Asia [Image 4 of 6]

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02.01.2010

Photo by Master Sgt. Jenifer Calhoun 

380th Air Expeditionary Wing

Airman 1st Class Michael Pane, a fuels distribution apprentice deployed to the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight from the 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, prepares an R-12 fuels truck for operation. In doing his deployed job, Pane operates mobility fuels equipment such as the R-11 and R-12 fuels trucks to refuel aircraft. In the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, which Pane's refueling effort supports, there are KC-10 Extenders, E-3 Sentrys, U-2 Dragonladys and RQ-4 Global Hawks that need refueling every day supporting operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. In 2009, Pane's flight pumped more than 188 million gallons of fuel to 9,500-plus aircraft. Pane's hometown is Fort Calhoun, Neb.

• Date Taken: 02.01.2010
• Date Posted: 05.09.2010 10:45
• Photo ID: 277216
• VIRIN: 100201-F-9429S-071
• Resolution: 2100x2998
• Size: 1 MB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)