A day in the life of POL

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mark Timson, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels preventative maintenance personnel, performs daily checks on an R-11 June 12, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Timson performed a preventative maintenance check on a fuel truck to ensure all parts were functional before being dispatched to the flight line during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cassandra Whitman)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Armondo Velasquez, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels lab technician, conducts a Fuels System Icing Inhibitor (FSII) test June 12, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The FSII test is one of several tests fuels lab personnel carry out periodically to ensure clean, dry fuel is issued to aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cassandra Whitman)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class William Wyatt Sanders, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, monitors his control panel gauges June 12, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Sanders refueled several aircraft in the rain during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2, to ensure the aircraft were ready to complete the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cassandra Whitman)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lorenzo Jackson, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, passes a bonding wire up to a TDY Airman to refuel a KC-135 Stratotanker during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 17-2 June 12, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The fuels Airmen are busy day and night during RF-A exercises to fuel all participating aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cassandra Whitman)

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U.S. Air Force fuel trucks line up by the Thunderdome on the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska flight line during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2, June 12, 2017. Through snow or rain, the fuels Airmen are on the flight line to make sure aircraft of all types receive the necessary fuel they need to complete their mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cassandra Whitman)

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A day in the life of POL

Published June 13, 2017
By Airman 1st Class Cassandra Whitman
354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mark Timson, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution supervisor, checks off a list June 12, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Timson preformed a check on a fuel truck to ensure all parts were functional before being dispatched to the flight line during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cassandra Whitman)