39 Questions
What does the technical expertise support in terms of equipment?
Support equipment and cryogenics
Who does the technical expertise coordinate with for funding and procurement programs?
441 VSCOS, AFMC, CEMO, AFLCMC, IM, and ES
What does the technical expertise assist AFLCMC/WNZ with?
Product descriptions, service bulletins, and T.O. changes
What is reviewed biannually by the technical expertise?
Authorization Identification (ID) review
What type of equipment capabilities are evaluated by the technical expertise?
Commercial-off-the-shelf equipment capabilities
Who does the technical expertise coordinate with for WRM assets?
635 SCOW/WM
What type of equipment is authorized by the technical expertise?
Both Authorization ID 460 and 488 equipment
What is the purpose of Automated Tank Gauging (ATG)?
To measure fuel levels in tanks
What is the role of the Petroleum Standards Division?
To provide technical support for emerging fuels
Who is the preparing activity for Military Specifications?
Petroleum Standards Division
What is the purpose of the electronic overfill prevention system?
To prevent fuel overfilling
Who does the Petroleum Standards Division provide technical assistance to?
Base level FMT
What is the role of T-1 in the context of AIT systems?
To coordinate AIT testing requirements
What is the purpose of hydrant system automation?
To automate fueling operations
What is the role of DLA-E in the context of AIT testing?
To receive test results with recommended improvements
What is the purpose of the AFSOC personal equipment memorandum?
To ensure FARP personnel are postured for tasking with required gear and PPE
What is the primary method of refueling for base general and/or special purpose vehicles?
Military service station
What determines the inventory levels for filter elements?
Mission criticality, resupply reliability, fleet size, and historical usage demand
What is the purpose of Authorization ID 016 and Authorization ID 450?
To ensure personnel are outfitted with necessary personal equipment
Who must be coordinated with to determine the minimum essential levels for filter elements?
Vehicle Management fleet manager and FMT
Why must outside agencies obtain prior coordination and approval from AFPET?
To ensure AF fuels policies, procedures, and sensitive data are safeguarded
What is the purpose of referring to Attachment 15?
To ensure FARP and SFH-A personnel are postured with required personal equipment, gear, and PPE for taskings
Who is responsible for publishing the AFSOC personal equipment memorandum?
AFSOC FARP Program Manager
What is the primary responsibility of the fuels team in terms of CCMD theater campaign planning and order responsibilities?
Generates mitigation measures to reduce risk
What is the purpose of the After-Action Report (AAR) submitted by the fuels team to AFPET/PTOC?
To identify areas for improvement in exercise planning and execution
What is the timeframe for submitting the After-Action Report (AAR) to AFPET/PTOC?
Within 30 days of exercise conclusion
What is the purpose of communicating command specific SATAF planning requirements to AFPET/PTOC?
To ensure that fuel requirements are aligned with operational plans
What is the role of the fuels team in the development of the inland petroleum distribution plan?
Coordinates JFACC Air Tasking Order (ATO) fuel requirements
What is the purpose of tracking, monitoring, adjudicating, and recommending additions or deletions of fuels Tier 1 or Tier 2 task critical assets?
To manage risk within the Critical Asset Risk Management Program
What is included in the fuels plan, according to the content?
Ground fuel, liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, additive requirements, and specialized fuels
What informs the calculation requirements for individual site creation and updates the Base Support Plan (BSP) part 1 and 2 or expeditionary site plan?
Total fuel requirement, total sorties, and bed down manpower
What is the primary role of the Fuels Management Flight Commander (FMFC)?
To lead the Fuels Management Team (FMT) and ensure mission support
Who is eligible to hold the title of Fuels Manager?
Only Chief Master Sergeants (CMSgts) with a PAFSC 2F000
What is the purpose of the Fuels Management Team (FMT)?
To foster innovation and provide quality of life initiatives
What is the title of the senior enlisted leader of an Expeditionary or small flight?
Fuels Flight Chief
What is required for personnel to hold the title of Fuels Superintendent?
PAFSC 2F071 or 2F091 and graduation from the POL course
What is the role of the Fuels Management Team (FMT) in terms of mission support?
To provide optimal mission support and foster innovation
What is the relationship between the Fuels Management Team (FMT) and AFPET?
The FMT has direct liaison authority to AFPET
What is the composition of the Fuels Management Team (FMT) at contracted, AFRC, and NGB locations?
It varies based on mission, deployed location, and overall manning
Study Notes
Technical Expertise
- Provides technical expertise for fuel's vehicles, support equipment, and cryogenics, leveraging AFI 63-101/20-101, Integrated Life Cycle Management
- Serves as administrator for MAJCOM/FLDCOM/AFFORs to submit requirements to the AFLCMC/WNZ (Support Equipment and Vehicles) based on AF/A4LR priority submission
- Validates equipment and vehicle requirements and authorizations
- Coordinates with 441 VSCOS, AFMC, command equipment management offices (CEMO), AF Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), item managers (IM), and equipment specialist (ES) on funding, procurement programs, and other required management actions
Proposes and Assists
- Proposes and assists AFLCMC/WNZ with product descriptions, service bulletins, and T.O. changes
- Coordinates with AF/A4LR, 441 VSCOS, FMFs, and AFFORs on commercial-off-the-shelf equipment capabilities
- Evaluates using commercial-off-the-shelf equipment capabilities and coordinates requirements
Authorization ID Review
- Participates in biannual review and provides changes, additions, and deletions to authorization identification codes Authorization ID 460, Quality Control/ Laboratories and Authorization ID 488, Fuel Storage and Gas Generating Equipment/Storage Tanks and Maintenance Support Equipment
FHE Authorization
- Assists FMTs with validating FHE requirements for peacetime authorizations and with the requisition process
- Coordinates equipment turn-in and disposition requests with IMs and provides instructions to base level equipment custodians
Automated Tank Gauging (ATG)
- Coordinates all operational equipment, refueling vehicles, and FHE authorization requirements with FMFs
- WRM assets will be coordinated with 635 SCOW/WM
- Automated tank gauging (ATG), mobile automated fuels service station, automated fuels service station, tactical automated service station, electronic point of sale device, electronic overfill prevention systems, electronic or automated pump and valve controls, hydrant system automation, fuel tank independent alarm systems, and tank or truck overfill prevention systems
Testing and System Upgrades
- Coordinates AIT testing requirements with test locations and provides test results to DLA-E with recommended improvements
- Administers system change requests and AF recommended system upgrades for all fuels AIT systems (e.g., Windows upgrade, FMD update)
FMD Communication
- Coordinates FMD communication issues with DLAs information operations Joint Staff Command, Control, Communications and Computers and Cyber (J6)
Inventory Audits
- Coordinates DLA-E inventory audits with base level FMT and provides technical assistance to correct findings
Product Support Directorate
Petroleum Standards Division
- Promotes and coordinates new emerging, alternate, and alternative type fuels
- Performs product service engineering and scientific support for petroleum, chemicals, and cryogenics
- Provides product and scientific support for POL, chemical, and cryogenic life cycle demands
- Serves as preparing activity for Military Specifications and AF custodian for military standards
- Communicates LIMFACs, shortfalls, and capability gaps
After-Action Report (AAR)
- Provides an After-Action Report (AAR) from each command post exercise and field training exercise to AFPET/PTOC within 30 days of exercise conclusion
SATAF Planning
- Communicates command specific SATAF planning requirements to AFPET/PTOC
- Develops Appendix 1 to Annex D as required for each level 3 (Time Phased Force Deployment Data (TPFDD)) and level 4 plan
Joint Force Air Component Command (JFACC)
- Coordinates Joint Force Air Component Command (JFACC) Air Tasking Order (ATO) fuel requirements with other functional component commands to support inland petroleum distribution plan development
Boards, Bureaus, Cells, Centers, and Work Groups (B2C2WG)
- Participates in Boards, Bureaus, Cells, Centers, and Work Groups (B2C2WG) requiring fuels expertise
Critical Asset Risk Management Program
- Tracks, monitors, adjudicates, and recommends additions or deletions of fuels Tier 1 or Tier 2 task critical assets per AFI 10-2402, Critical Asset Risk Management Program
Prepositioned War Reserve Requirement (PWRR)
- Provides annual prepositioned war reserve requirement (PWRR) and highlights maximum one day fuel demand for each supported plan to individual AF fuels DFSP
Fuel Requirements
- Includes ground fuel, liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, additive requirements, and specialized fuels
- Determines total fuel requirement, total sorties, and bed down manpower which informs the calculation requirements for individual site creation and updates the Base Support Plan (BSP) part 1 and 2 or expeditionary site plan
- Ensures that UTC augmentation requirements for personnel, fuels support equipment, and vehicles are captured and communicated for each concept plan or OPLAN
Fuels Management Team (FMT)
- Demands are prominent and entail the requirement for a fuels management flight commander (FMFC) and a fuels manager or superintendent
- Fuels activity is granted direct liaison authority to AFPET for management and execution functions
- Provides optimal mission support, fosters innovation, and provides quality of life initiatives geared toward building a robust and resilient FMF
This quiz covers the technical expertise and administration of fuel's vehicles, support equipment, and cryogenics in the AFLCMC. It includes equipment modification and requirement submission based on AF/A4LR priority.
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