Fueled for the fight

Photo By Kathryn Reaves | U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alec Hyman, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, holds a fuel trigger while refueling a F-16CM Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 28, 2017. The trigger allows the fuels distribution operator to control the flow of Jet A fuel from an R-11 refueling truck into an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kathryn R.C. Reaves)  

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

03.03.2017

Story by Airman 1st Class Kathryn Reaves 

20th Fighter Wing

The 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution flight keeps the F-16CM Fighting Falcons at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., ready for the fight by distributing Jet A fuel. Airmen from the flight use R-11 refueling trucks, which can hold nearly 6,000 gallons of fuel, to transfer fuel into the aircrafts at an average rate of 400 gallons per minute.

• Date Taken: 03.03.2017
• Date Posted: 03.03.2017 14:09
• Story ID: 225626
• Location: SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH CAROLINA, US