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86th AW leadership meet fuels team

Photos by Senior Airman Isaac Olivera
May 19, 2023
U.S. Air Force members from the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron gather for a safety brief before demonstrating the refueling process of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, May 11. They conducted an immersion tour with the 86th Airlift Wing command team to provide a closer look at the achievements and challenges of the 86th LRS fuels team.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Benavente, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution petroleum, oils, and lubrication technician, demonstrates the functions of an R-11 aircraft refueling truck to Chief Master Sgt. Charmaine Kelly, 86th Airlift Wing command chief during an immersion tour at Ramstein Air Base, May 11.
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft sits on the flightline during an immersion tour with the 86th Airlift command team and the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight at Ramstein Air Base, May 11. The C-130 provided the command team a closer look at refueling operations, and how the fuels team facilitates Ramstein AB’s no-fail mission.
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Capaldo, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels superintendent, briefs Brig. Gen. Otis C. Jones, 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Charmaine Kelly, 86th Airlift Wing command chief, on the 86th LRS fuels management flight during an immersion tour at Ramstein Air Base, May 11.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Erik Brown, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, explains how the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight and the 86th AMXS work together to refuel a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, May 11.
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Charmaine Kelly, 86th Airlift Wing command, and Airman 1st Class Joshua Benavente, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution petroleum, oils and lubrication technician, share a laugh during an immersion tour at Ramstein Air Base, May 11.
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