Fueled to Fight

A fuel hose is connected to a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 2, 2016. Keeping the aircraft fueled is one of the many things Team Minot does to ensure the mission stays successful. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristoffer Kaubisch)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Fueled to Fight

A B-52H Stratofortress is refueled by an R-11 fuel truck on the mass parking area at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 2, 2016. Refueling Minot’s muscle is just one of many mission essential tasks performed by 5th LRS Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristoffer Kaubisch)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Fueled to Fight

A fuel hose is connected to a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 2, 2016. Keeping the aircraft fueled is one of the many things Team Minot does to ensure the mission stays successful. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristoffer Kaubisch)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Fueled to Fight

Senior Airman Roger Rosancrans, 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, looks on as a B-52H Stratofortress is being fueled at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 28, 2016. Rosancrans helps fuel all the aircraft on Minot AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristoffer Kaubisch)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res

Fueled to Fight

Published July 29, 2016
By Senior Airman Kristoffer Kaubisch
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Refueling Minot Air Force Base's muscle is just one of many mission essential tasks performed by the Team Minot. From JP-8 to flex fuel (E85) to diesel, the Airmen of the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron's fuels flight are the base's one-stop-shop when it comes to fuel. In all, the fuels flight processes more than 50,000 gallons of ground fuel and more than one million gallons of aviation fuel monthly.