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Master Sgt. Dustin Wilkerson, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels specialist, checks a seal on a synthetic-fuel delivery container near the fuel pump-house on the flightline at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., May 8, 2009. The fuels management flight here will blend the domestically produced synthetic fuel with standard jet fuel as part of the Defense Department’s plan to reduce dependency on foreign crude oil. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn J. Jones)

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Technical Sgt. Kevin King, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels specialist, disconnects a hose from a synthetic fuel delivery container near the fuel pump-house on the flightline at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., May 8, 2009. Airmen from the fuels management flight will blend the synthetic fuel with standard jet fuel, JP-8. Beginning in early June two Strike Eagles will be fueled exclusively with the blend, to assess the long-term effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn J. Jones)

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Staff Sgt. Stuart Branigin, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels specialist, checks a pressure gauge on a fuel filter separator near the fuel pump-house on the flightline at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., May 8, 2009. Airmen from the fuels management flight prepared for the synthetic fuel by repeated testing to ensure stringent quality requirements were met. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn J. Jones)

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Wing goes green with synthetic fuel

Published May 20, 2009

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