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FARP team prepares for mission
Tech. Sgt. Dave Harwood, 17th Special Operations Squadron flight engineer, calculates the take off landing distance to Yamagata Airport to an established forward area refueling point (FARP) March 17. The FARP members defueled the MC-130P and fueled four fuel bladders for a total of 36,000 pounds of JP-8 fuel. FARPs allow aircraft to operate at further distances by allowing the aircraft to stop and refuel where typically no fuel exists. The FARP team is capable of providing fuel to remote and austere locations. The fuels at Yamagata Airport will be used for American forces search and recovery teams during Japan’s earthquake and tsunami relief. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)
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