The lab

Airman 1st Class Troy Hall, with the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, holds up a refractometer to verify the level of the fuels system icing inhibitor additive contained in JP-8. Airmen in the Eglin fuels lab evaluate more than 200 aviation and ground fuel samples each month. These steps are taken to ensure water, additives and sediment amounts are at or below the proper levels. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

The lab

Tech. Sgt. Seth Dempcy, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, uses a hydrometer to measure the density of JP-8 in the fuels lab at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Airmen in the Eglin fuels lab evaluate more than 200 aviation and ground fuel samples each month. These steps are taken to ensure water, additives and sediment amounts are at or below the proper levels. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

The lab

Airman 1st Class Troy Hall, with the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, delicately places a pad onto the filter. The pad is used to gather sediment contained in a gallon of JP-8. The pad is weighed before and after the fuel is filtered through it. The difference between the two weights is the amount of solids in the fuel. The weight needs to be at or below .5 milligrams per liter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

The lab

The Airmen of the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants flight keep Eglin’s fuel supply in motion. Eglin Airmen receive and test the fuel off the barge or truck, maintain it to make sure it’s clean and deliver it to be used for the Air Force mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

The pipeline

A pipeline makes its way from Weekly Bayou to one of three bulk storage tanks located on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Air Force jet fuel can be delivered by barge or by tanker truck to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

The pipeline

A pipeline makes its way from Weekly Bayou to one of three bulk storage tanks located on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Air Force jet fuel can be delivered by barge or by tanker truck to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Fuels management

An Airman, with the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, climbs the steps of one of Eglin’s fuel storage tanks to manually measure the amount of fuel contained within. The tanks also have a computerized system that constantly evaluates the fuel amounts and sends the data to the fuels service center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Fuels management

Mike White, a contractor with Maytag Aircraft Corp., removes the seal from a tanker truck filled with JP-8, before offloading it into a fuel bulk storage tank at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Air Force fuel bulk storage areas are maintained exclusively by contractors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

The pipeline

A series of five pipes deliver Air Force JP-8 from a barge to a bulk storage tank on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. After moving the fuel from barge to bulk storage, the fuel must be isolated for eight hours. Eventually, fuel moves from bulk storage to an operational storage tank before being loaded into a tanker truck and delivered to the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Fuels management

The Airmen of the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants flight keep Eglin’s fuel supply in motion. Eglin Airmen receive, test and store the fuel off the barge or truck, maintain it to make sure it’s clean and deliver it to be used for the Air Force mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Fuels management

Airmen in the fuels service center control the continuous movement of both aircraft and ground fuel at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The FSC is part of the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants flight. The center is responsible for ordering the fuel, tracking the amounts and ensuring it is picked up and delivered quickly and safely. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

COMACC visits Eglin

Tech. Sgt. Shawn Eubanks, a 33rd Maintenance Squadron maintainer, briefs Gen. Mike Hostage, the commander of Air Combat Command, about the new laptop used with the F-35 Lightning II, Nov. 30. The computer is remotely connected to the joint strike fighter and talks directly to the aircraft to help find and diagnose potential problems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)