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Several uniformed personnel stand near large hoses and pumps that are feeding into a large, flat, inflated container on an airfield.

Pumping Fuel

Airmen pump fuel into a Fuels Operational Readiness Capability Equipment mobile fuel bladder during Exercise Mobility Guardian at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport in Michigan, May 18, 2021. The 210,000-gallon fuel bladder is designed to be used in austere locations to refuel aircraft and mobile fuel trucks. The Defense Logistics Agency is currently using the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs to seek out small businesses that can expand the qualified industrial base with flexible technologies involving fuel bladders for aircraft systems.

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  • Credit: Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Irvin VIRIN: 210518-F-ZA639-1439C.JPG
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