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Fueling the skies at JBLE
June 18, 2024 — U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brady Grzanna, 633d Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum, oils, and lubrication fuels distribution operator, pumps jet fuel into a R-11 Refueler truck at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virgnia, June 13, 2024. Efficient fueling of aircraft ensures sustained aerial operations and combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adisen Smith)... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Braelin Tindall, 633d Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum, oils, and lubricants fuels distribution operator, performs a gravitational analysis at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 13, 2024. The analysis is used to ensure the fuel filters are working properly to reduce the chance of the engine malfunctioning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adisen Smith)

Fuels Airman Drives Innovation Through 3-D Printing
January 6, 2022 — It is hard to predict how the coronavirus pandemic might negatively affect readiness. But thanks to the innovation and problem-solving experience of SrA Houston Sasser, 633d Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels training supervisor, and two of his wingmen, they were able to present an idea and produce a product to get the mission back on track... MORE

SrA Sasser has been interested in 3-D printing for four years. The design process itself only took Sasser about two hours and approximately three hours to physically print.

JBLE-Eustis Fuels Team Provides Installation-Wide Support
July 29, 2021 — The 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Fuels Management Flight’s mission is to support all fuel activity on the Army-side of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, whether it’s heating fuel for buildings, ground fuels for vehicles or jet fuel for the various aircraft in and around Felker Army Airfield... MORE

Gas by grass: transporting fuel by truck
March 11, 2020 — No matter how well jets are maintained, they can’t fly without fuel. That’s where the Fuels Management Flight comes in... MORE

A contracted fuel truck unloads fuel into tanks at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 10, 2020. Having a ready supply of fuel enables JBLE to continue the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Dowe)

New pier, mission upgraded
April 25, 2018 — The 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels the fight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, with approximately 19 million gallons of fuel it receives a year via barge... MORE

The current pier at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, is scheduled to be decommissioned when the new one is completed in the first quarter of 2019. Compared to the old pier, the new one will be safer, bigger and better able to hold up against inclement weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)

POL troops fuel the fight against ISIS
October 5, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Much like day-to-day life in modern society, the military relies on fuels to power its ground and air operations. The fuels management section of the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron is tasked with the control, distribution and testing of the mission essential fuels that keep the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and... MORE

o ensure that all the installation’s fuel quality is kept up to industry standards, Staff Sgt. Boyle conducts daily quality assurance tests for water, solids and additives in the fuel.

‘Piering’ into future: Construction to improve fuel operations
April 20, 2017 — Construction preparations for a new pier, which is used to receive jet fuel, began April 3, 2017. The project, which is overseen by the 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Facilities, is expected to be completed in 18 months. ... MORE

Contractors dredge the river during construction preparations for a new pier, which is used to receive jet fuel, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 17, 2017. The new pier will be constructed out of concrete and will measure approximately 36 feet wide to give first responders access in times of emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Areca T. Bell)

Fuel facilities supplies the ‘goods’ on, off flightline
April 12, 2017 — Outfitted in white overalls, gloves, boots, earplugs and a face shield, two U.S. Air Force Airmen cautiously perform their duties while surrounded by a shroud of vapors. They are donned in gear meant to protect them from the very substance that helps to protect lives at high altitudes. The scene resembles that of a science fiction movie— moving in slow motion as the various sounds of the flightline are subconsciously replaced by the eerie sound of shallow breaths in a mask. At Joint Base Langley-Eustis, the Airmen assigned to the 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels facility perform one of their many responsibilities, ensuring pilots have oxygen at high altitudes. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin Wesson, 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, and James Baldwin, 733rd LRS fuels facilities fuels distribution systems operator, fill a liquid oxygen cart at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 7, 2017. Every 90 days a sample of liquid oxygen has to be taken and sent to lab for inspection at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to ensure it is at least 99.5 percent pure. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Areca T. Bell)

POL: we fuel the fight
February 8, 2017 — From refueling jets and firetrucks to testing fuel samples and maintaining liquid oxygen, the 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight does it all at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. The fuels management flight, also known as POL for petroleum, oils and lubricants, provides fuel support to the Air Combat Command, Fort Eustis’ Training Doctrine, six battalions, five wings and 30 organizations across JBLE. About 70 POL Airmen supply more than 9.5 million gallons of fuel approximately 60 aircraft, all government operated vehicles, generators and GOV refueling stations around base. “We are a family here at POL and we ensure that we treat the base like that too,” said U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kevin Mendelsohn, 733rd LRS fuels management flight commander. “We give outstanding support and make sure the service we provide and the fuel they receive is of extremely high standards.” ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jakob Miner, 1st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, signals an F-22 Raptor to stop at a hydrogen pit for a hot pit refuel at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 6, 2017. Hydrogen pits are connected to underground pipes that allow fuel to flow from nearby storage tanks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

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