The 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Fuels Management Flight provides Robins Air Force Base with the fuel to fly and fight.
The Petroleum Oils and Lubricants team fulfills the fuel and cryogenic requirements for the 78th Air Base Wing and its mission partners.
“The 78th LRS Fuels Management Flight is one of the most unique emulsions of military and civilian employees working together as POLs,” said Walter Seth, 78th LRS Fuels Management Flight chief. “Hiring veterans, retired military and civilians gives us a workforce with more than 400 years of combined experience.”
Deshawn Carino, 78th LRS Fuels Management Flight Distribution Element distribution operator, said the team provides fueling and defueling operations.
“A fuel request will come in through the Maintenance Operations Center or Transient Alert, and coordination will be made as to where and how the fuel will be delivered,” Carino said. “We have the capabilities of doing both. We can use our fuel trucks or our hydrant system trucks.”
James Hatcher, 559th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work lead, left, and Colby Bryant, 559th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-5 Functional Test mechanic, secure a single point receptacle connector to a C-5 Galaxy to begin defuel operations at Robins Air Force Base. SPR nozzle is the R-11’s trucks main hose that connects to the aircraft for refueling and defueling operations.Joseph Mather/U.S. Air Force
The flight has designated vehicles for each service provided.
“We maintain dedicated R-11 defuel trucks that are ready at all times,” Carino added. “Since Robins Air Force Base is known for having a depot mission, we have the second highest amount of defuel operations in the Air Force.”
The fuel must be filtered a minimum of two times to protect the integrity of the fuel as the aircraft is defueled and refueled.
“One defuel truck takes about an hour to remove fuel from an aircraft and return the fuel to bulk storage,” Carino said.
“Once the truck hits 5,000 gallons, during the defuel process, a person needs to monitor the tank on top of the truck to ensure the truck does not overflow. The dual-purpose R-11 fuel truck is capable of carrying approximately 6,000 gallons of fuel. It is capable of doing both defueling and refueling operations at different rates.”
Airman First Class Deshawn Carino, 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight Distribution Element distribution operator, has Sheldon Brown, Bulk Fuel Storage fuel specialist, open the valve to allow fuel to flow out of the tank and into bulk fuel storage tanks at Robins Air Force. It can take around one hour for a single fuel truck operator to do a round trip from an aircraft to bulk fuel storage during defuel operations.Joseph Mather/U.S. Air Force
The process for one driver can be time consuming but there is a quicker way to fuel aircraft, Carino explained.
“The hydrant system is an underground fuel system,” he said. “The system includes pumps, filter separators, pipes, and outlets. Fuel is supplied to all outlets through a loop of underground corrosion-resistant piping.”
The POLs Team provides more than three types of jet fuel.
Airman First Class Deshawn Carino, 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight Distribution Element distribution operator, monitors the R-11 truck's instruments during defuel operations of a C-5 Galaxy at Robins Air Force Base. Once the trucks capacity reaches 5,000 gallons, an additional person is needed on top of the truck to ensure fuel does not over fill the tank.Joseph Mather/U.S. Air Force
“We also have four types of ground fuel, two types of gasoline, and two types of diesel,” Carino said. “We provide the liquid oxygen that allows aircrews and pilots to safely operate at high altitudes and the fuel that drives the Air Force mission.
“I feel like this is my piece of the puzzle and me answering my nation’s call. It’s my contribution to my country.”
Women In Trucking Association (WIT) and CarriersEdge, a provider of online training for the trucking industry, recently opened applications for the inaugural Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Index.
The Index will collect and celebrate diversity efforts across the North American trucking industry, recognizing outstanding efforts at WIT’s Accerelate! conference in November.
“Diversity and Inclusion is a broad subject that encompasses gender, ethnicity, ability, and more,” said Jane Jazrawy, CEO of CarriersEdge. “With the D&I Index we’ll be capturing all the efforts fleets are making across the entire lifecycle of employment for all those groups. We already know there are fleets with great stories to tell, and we’re eager to collect and share them.”
The D&I Index is open to any for-hire or private fleet operating 10 trucks or more in the U.S. or Canada. Participation in the program starts with an application, and any current employee can apply on behalf of the company. After applying, companies will be provided with a questionnaire to collect details of current diversity and inclusion efforts across the company. The questionnaire will be followed by an interview with company management, and a survey of employees.
“Trucking has a real opportunity to raise the bar for all industries,” noted Ellen Voie, president and CEO of WIT. “While many industries struggle with diversity and inclusion efforts, trucking already does well in pay equity and has a tradition of sharing ideas and learning from each other. We’re very excited to start help that process with this program.”
The final results and recognition of outstanding achievements will be unveiled at WIT’s Accelerate! Conference Nov. 7-9 in Dallas, Texas.
The application period will be open until midnight eastern time on July 31.
“At Total Transportation we have worked hard to create a culture of inclusion. Twenty-two percent of our drivers are female,” said Kesha Jones, Women In Trucking D&I Index task force chairwoman. “I am hopeful that carriers will get involved so we can learn and grow from each other. This is an enormous step the industry can take to attract a new workforce.”
Visit witindex.org for more information.
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