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Taking Care of Fuel and Cryogenics

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Legatt, a fuels specialist with the 133rd Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight, waits for the cryogenic cylinder to pressurize in St. Paul, Minn., July 10, 2019.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Legatt, a fuels specialist with the 133rd Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight, waits for the cryogenic cylinder to pressurize in St. Paul, Minn., July 10, 2019. Legatt is preparing a cryogenic cylinder for gaseous oxygen so that it may be transported to a lab for quality testing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Amy M. Lovgren)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Legatt, a fuels specialist with the 133rd Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight, reads the result from the free water sample within the JET-A fuel in St. Paul, Minn., July 10, 2019.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Legatt, a fuels specialist with the 133rd Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight, reads the result from the free water sample within the JET-A fuel in St. Paul, Minn., July 10, 2019. A fuels specialist is responsible for a wide range of duties that include operating mobile refueling equipment, performing laboratory analysis on petroleum products and documenting fuel transactions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Amy M. Lovgren)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Legatt, a fuels specialist with the 133rd Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight, removes residual from JET-A fuel from the filter monitor in St. Paul, Minn., July 10, 2019.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Legatt, a fuels specialist with the 133rd Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight, removes residual from JET-A fuel from the filter monitor in St. Paul, Minn., July 10, 2019. A fuels specialist is responsible for a wide range of duties that include operating mobile refueling equipment, performing laboratory analysis on petroleum products and documenting fuel transactions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Amy M. Lovgren)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Legatt, a fuels specialist with the 133rd Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight, waits for the cryogenic sampler to cool down in St. Paul, Minn., July 10, 2019.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Legatt, a fuels specialist with the 133rd Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight, waits for the cryogenic sampler to cool down in St. Paul, Minn., July 10, 2019. A fuels specialist is responsible for a wide range of duties that include operating mobile refueling equipment, performing laboratory analysis on petroleum products and documenting fuel transactions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Amy M. Lovgren)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Legatt, a fuels specialist with the 133rd Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight, draws a fuel sample for a quality control test in St. Paul, Minn., July 10, 2019.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Legatt, a fuels specialist with the 133rd Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight, draws a fuel sample for a quality control test in St. Paul, Minn., July 10, 2019. A fuels specialist is responsible for a wide range of duties that include operating mobile refueling equipment, performing laboratory analysis on petroleum products and documenting fuel transactions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Amy M. Lovgren)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Legatt, a fuels specialist with the 133rd Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight, collects a sample to determine the amount free water within the JET-A fuel in St. Paul, Minn., July 10, 2019.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Legatt, a fuels specialist with the 133rd Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight, collects a sample to determine the amount free water within the JET-A fuel in St. Paul, Minn., July 10, 2019. A fuels specialist is responsible for a wide range of duties that include operating mobile refueling equipment, performing laboratory analysis on petroleum products and documenting fuel transactions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Amy M. Lovgren)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Legatt, a fuels specialist with the 133rd Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight, monitors the quality control of the in-line sampler in St. Paul, Minn., July 10, 2019.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Legatt, a fuels specialist with the 133rd Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight, monitors the quality control of the in-line sampler in St. Paul, Minn., July 10, 2019. A fuels specialist is responsible for a wide range of duties that include operating mobile refueling equipment, performing laboratory analysis on petroleum products and documenting fuel transactions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Amy M. Lovgren)