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• The 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight provided Air Force-specific refueling equipment training to four Navy Petty Officers • The training also included issue and accountability using the Automated Point of Sale Device and certain aspects of fuels facility and bulk storage stand operations • Members of the Fuels Management Flight agree that the camaraderie between the Air Force and the Navy is what made the experience.
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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Senior Airman Jimmy Dang, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels equipment operator, and Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Johnny Sweetin, Navy Operational Support Center Reserve Battalion hull technician, disconnect and shut down a fuel hydrant system at the flight line, Sept. 19, 2012. Sweetin shadowed Airmen from the 97th LRS Fuels Management Flight to learn how to operate R-11 and R-12 refueling trucks Sept. 10-21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Klynne Pearl Serrano / Released)
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Senior Airman Jimmy Dang, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels equipment operator, shows Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Johnny Sweetin, Navy Operational Support Center Reserve Battalion hull technician, how to record amounts of fuel at the flight line, Sept. 19, 2012. The 97th LRS Fuels Management Flight provided Air Force specific refueling equipment training to four Navy Petty Officers Sept. 10-21. The training included issue and accountability using the Automated Point of Sale Device and certain aspects of fuels facility and bulk storage stand operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Klynne Pearl Serrano / Released)
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Senior Airman Jimmy Dang, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels equipment operator, shows Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Johnny Sweetin, Navy Operational Support Center Reserve Battalion hull technician, how to connect the hose of a R-12 hydrant hose truck to a hydrant system at the flight line, Sept. 19, 2012. The 97th LRS Fuels Management Flight provided Air Force specific refueling equipment training to four Navy Petty Officers Sept. 10-21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Klynne Pearl Serrano / Released)
by Airman 1st Class Klynne Pearl Serrano
97th Air Mobility Wing
9/27/2012 - ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- The 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight provided Air Force-specific refueling equipment training to four Navy Petty Officers Sept. 10-21.
After completing the initial portion of familiarization with inspection and maintenance, the Petty Officers rotated to shift work and rode with experienced operators to refuel C-17 Globemaster III and KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft with R-11s and R-12s, said 2nd Lt. Jessica Fischer, 97th LRS Fuels Management Flight commander.
"The R-11 is a 6,000 gallon tank refueler used to complete minimal fuel loads," Fischer said. "The R-12 is a hydrant hose truck that attaches to the hydrant system for heavier fuel loads in excess of 6,000 gallons."
The training also included issue and accountability using the Automated Point of Sale Device and certain aspects of fuels facility and bulk storage stand operations.
"The amount of hands-on training that we received here was phenomenal," said Petty Officer 1st Class Johnny Sweetin, Navy Operational Support Center Reserve Battalion hull technician. "The people here are really knowledgeable and I don't think we could have learned what we learned in the short amount of time we had here anywhere else."
Members of the Fuels Management Flight agree that the camaraderie between the Air Force and the Navy is what made the experience.
"We shared our wealth of knowledge, experience and also picked up a few points of improvement from them," Fischer said.
The Petty Officers are grateful for the opportunity to work with members of the 97th LRS Fuels Management Flight.
"The support we got from the Air Force has been amazing," Sweetin said. "Thank you to everyone here."
