SOG Airmen provide mobile gas station

IE SHIMA AIRFIELD, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Turner, Tech Sgt. Timothy Rodgers and Senior Airman Seth San Miguel, all from the 353rd Special Operations Group Forward Area Refueling Point Team, refuel a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at a forward area refueling point here Jan. 20 as part of Beverly High 11-02, a local operational readiness exercise. FARP specialists and loadmasters utilize a forward area manifold cart to transfer fuel from one aircraft to another in hostile and austere environments. Members of the 353rd SOG are participating in the exercise to hone their warfighting skills in preparation for a headquarters inspection next month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG Airmen provide mobile gas station

IE SHIMA AIRFIELD, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Turner, Tech Sgt. Timothy Rodgers and Senior Airman Seth San Miguel, all from the 353rd Special Operations Group Forward Area Refueling Point Team, watch as a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter lands at a forward area refueling point here Jan. 20 as part of Beverly High 11-02, a local operational readiness exercise. FARP specialists and loadmasters utilize a forward area manifold cart to transfer fuel from one aircraft to another in hostile and austere environments. Members of the 353rd SOG are participating in the exercise to hone their warfighting skills in preparation for a headquarters inspection next month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG Airmen provide mobile gas station

IE SHIMA AIRFIELD, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Jason Lemke, reviews a checklist as he monitors gauges on a forward area manifold cart connected to a MC-130H Combat Talon II and a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during a refueling mission at a forward area refueling point here Jan. 20 as part of Beverly High 11-02, a local operational readiness exercise. FARP specialists and loadmasters utilize a forward area manifold cart to transfer fuel from one aircraft to another in hostile and austere environments. Members of the 353rd SOG are participating in the exercise to hone their warfighting skills in preparation for a headquarters inspection next month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG Airmen provide mobile gas station

IE SHIMA AIRFIELD, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Jason Lemke, monitors gauges on a forward area manifold cart connected to a MC-130H Combat Talon II during a refueling mission at a forward area refueling point here Jan. 20 as part of Beverly High 11-02, a local operational readiness exercise. FARP specialists and loadmasters utilized the cart to transfer fuel from the MC-130H to a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter. FARP areas are used to transfer fuel from one aircraft to another in hostile and austere environments. Members of the 353rd SOG are participating in the exercise to hone their warfighting skills in preparation for a headquarters inspection next month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG Airmen provide mobile gas station

Published Jan. 23, 2011

IE SHIMA AIRFIELD, Japan -- Members of the 1st Special Operations Squadron and the 353rd Special Operations Group Forward Area Refueling Point Team refueled a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at a forward area refueling point here Jan. 20 as part of Beverly High 11-02, a local operational readiness exercise. Members of the 353rd SOG are participating in the exercise to hone their warfighting skills in preparation for a headquarters inspection next month.