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PACIFIC OCEAN -- An MC-130P Combat Shadow from the 17th Special Operations Squadron refuels two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from the 33rd Rescue Squadron March 18. The refueling missions are in support of humanitarian relief operations after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and following tsunami that rocked Northeastern Japan March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)


MC-130P combat shadow performs four successful aerial refueling missions

PACIFIC OCEAN -- An MC-130P Combat Shadow from the 17th Special Operations Squadron refuels two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from the 33rd Rescue Squadron March 18. The refueling missions are in support of humanitarian relief operations after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and following tsunami that rocked Northeastern Japan March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Staff Sgt. David Carson, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory NCO in charge, fills a container with a cumulative sample of JP8 fuel from 12 tank cars at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2017. The lab ensures the fuel is clean, isn’t mixed with other types of fuel and meets the standards the military puts out. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
Staff Sgt. David Carson, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory NCO in charge, tests the conductivity of JP8 fuel at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2017. The lab ensures the fuel is clean, isn’t mixed with other types of fuel and meets the standards the military puts out. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
Single weight monitors sit in a box in the fuel laboratory at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2017. The monitors are used to field test the fuel to provide visual indication of contamination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
JP8 fuel is put through a flash point test to simulate how it would work in an aircraft at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2017. The test determines the response of fuel to heat under a controlled condition to ensure it will work properly in an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
Staff Sgt. David Carson, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory NCO in charge, pours JP8 fuel back into a tank car after completing a visual test of the fuel at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2017. The visual inspection is performed to look for water or any other type of contamination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
Senior Airman Robert Edmonds, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, lifts a jar of JP8 fuel from a tank car to perform a visual test of the fuel at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2017. Lab members run daily tests on fuel that can take between five minutes and two hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
A person dressed as Boba Fett, a Star Wars movie character, poses for a picture during the Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2016. The festival is designed to bolster the bilateral relationship shared between the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)
Spectators view the inside of a C-130 Hercules cockpit during the Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2016. The festival was an opportunity for visitors to experience American fun and culture, while strengthening the bonds between Yokota and the local communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)
Spectators view aircraft on the flightlight at the Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2016. The event also included live performances from bands, a strongman competition, dances, ariel demonstrations, static displays and military working dog demonstrations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)
Aircraft from the United States and Japan military sit on the flightlight before the gates open for the Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2016. Approximately 185,000 people visited the festival in 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)
Senior Airman Robert Edmons, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, takes a fuel sample from a tank at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2016. The sample is then taken to the laboratory to test for potential contamination before the fuel is provided to the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)
Airman 1st Class David Nemetz, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, opens a fuel line at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2016. Once the process is complete, the fuel is provided to Yokota's aircraft in order for the pilots to complete their missions of swiftly providing airpower throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific Region to defend the U.S. nation, support America's partners, and promote a free and stable world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)