Senior Airman Matthew Young, 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron, fuel lab technician puts a sample of fuel onto a refractor Aug. 12 at RAF Lakenheath, England. The refractor is used to test how much water is present in the fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Perry Aston)
Senior Airman Matthew Young, 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron, fuel lLab technician pours fuel through a filter to catch any foriegn particals Aug. 12 at RAF Lakenheath, England. Fuel must be tested when it comes onto the base, before it goes into the storage tanks and while it is in the storage tanks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Perry Aston)
Senior Airman Matthew Young, 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron, fuel lab technician pours fuel through a filter to catch any foriegn particals Aug. 12 at RAF Lakenheath, England. Fuel must be tested when it comes onto the base, before it goes into the storage tanks and while it is in the storage tanks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Perry Aston)
Senior Airman Matthew Young, 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron, fuel lab technician looks through a refractor Aug. 12 at RAF Lakenheath, England. The refractor is used to test how much water is present in the fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Perry Aston)
Senior Airman Matthew Young, 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron, fuel lab technician squirts filtered ether over the filter Aug. 12 at RAF Lakenheath, England. Airman Young must make sure all the sediment is in the filter so he can properly inspect it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Perry Aston)
Senior Airman Matthew Young, 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron, fuel lab technician compares a filter sample to a guide Aug. 12 at RAF Lakenheath, England. If there is too much sediment in then fuel it could damage the engines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Perry Aston)
Senior Airman Matthew Young, 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron, fuel lab technician adds water to a sample of fuel Aug. 12 at RAF Lakenheath, England. The lab tests fuel three separate times to ensure the chemicals in the fuel are able to trap any moisture and separate it from the fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Perry Aston)