Photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle | 52nd Fighter Wing | 09.29.2023
Sgt. Latoya Boyce, a petroleum supply specialist (left), and Pfc. Luke. G. Harris, a motor transport specialist, both assigned to the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, secure a line pumping JP-8 jet fuel from a M969 semi-trailer tanker into the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron’s fuel storage at Spangdahlem Air Base, Sept. 29, 2023. The 18 CSSB tested their......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle | 52nd Fighter Wing | 09.29.2023
Airman 1st Class Matthew Jones, a fuels management specialist assigned to the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron’s fuels flight, draws a sample of JP-8 jet fuel from a M969 semi-trailer tanker at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 29, 2023. Jones drew the sample so the fuel could be tested to ensure it met the standards for aircraft use prior to being received into 52 LRS’s fuel storage......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle | 52nd Fighter Wing | 09.29.2023
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, pump JP-8 jet fuel from a M969 semi-trailer tanker into the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron’s fuel storage at Spangdahlem Air Base, Sept. 29, 2023. 18 CSSB tested their ability to draw, mix and test JP-8 jet fuel from the Central Europe Pipeline System’s Bitburg, Germany depot to......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle | 52nd Fighter Wing | 09.29.2023
Sgt. Latoya Boyce, a petroleum supply specialist assigned to the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, views a fuel sample through a refractometer to conduct a Fuel System Icing Inhibitor (FSII) test at the Central Europe Pipeline System’s Bitburg, Germany depot, Sept. 29, 2023. The FSII test measures the amount of the ice-inhibiting agent present in a jet fuel......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle | 52nd Fighter Wing | 09.29.2023
Sgt. Carlos Arvelo, a petroleum supply specialist (left), and Spc. Ryan Colombo, a motor transportation specialist, both assigned to the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, circulate JP-8 jet fuel in a M969 semi-trailer tanker at the Central Europe Pipeline System’s Bitburg, Germany depot, Sept. 29, 2023. The Soldiers circulated the fuel by using the M969’s......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle | 52nd Fighter Wing | 09.29.2023
Sgt. Steve William, a petroleum supply specialist assigned to the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, and a technician at the Central Europe Pipeline System’s (CEPS) Bitburg, Germany depot connect a Jet-A1 fuel pump to a M969 semi-trailer tanker Sept. 29, 2023. CEPS ensures a reliable supply of fuel for use in both air and ground vehicles for military and......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle | 52nd Fighter Wing | 09.29.2023
Sgt. Robert Lewis, a petroleum supply specialist assigned to the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, examines a dip stick to verify how much Jet-A1 fuel is in a M969 semi-trailer tanker at the Central Europe Pipeline System’s Bitburg, Germany depot, Sept. 29, 2023. The M969 semi-trailer tank is a fuel servicing tanker capable of receiving, transporting and......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle | 52nd Fighter Wing | 09.29.2023
Spc. Ryan Colombo, a motor transport specialist (left), and Sgt. Robert Lewis, a petroleum supply specialist, both assigned to the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, pour Fuel System Icing Inhibitor into Jet-A1 fuel in a M969 semi-trailer tanker at the Central Europe Pipeline System’s (CEPS) Bitburg, Germany depot, Sept. 29, 2023. Soldiers with 18 CSSB mixed......