A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Air Mobility Command, Joint Base Charleston taxis onto the runway on MCAS Beaufort on Jan. 5. The C-17 carried an R-11 Mobile Fuel Vehicle Tank Truck to hot defuel and refuel a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache as part of a training exercise.

Hot defuel & refuel at MCAS Beaufort

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache pilot waits for her aircraft to be refueled on MCAS Beaufort on Jan. 5. The fuel used to refuel was taken from a hot defuel from a C-17 Globemast III during a training exercise. Hot defueling is conducted when fuel is offloaded from an aircraft while the engines are running.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Boyle, quality assurance chief, station fuels, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, greets U.S. Army AH-64 Apache pilots on MCAS Beaufort on Jan. 5. Boyle supervised the safe offloading and loading of fuel while demonstrating interoperability of U.S. Military branches. Photos by Sgt. Cheyeanne Campbell/USMC

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