can generally be ready to fuel within
30 minutes,” Scoggins said.
Scoggins said the FARP is vital to the
success of the aviation mission.
The FARP also has the capability to do
a jump FARP.
“It is very important because it allows
the commanders and pilots to come in,
be refueled, and get right back out into
the mission with limited downtime,”
Scoggins said.
“A jump FARP is a portable system that
we can load up between a tanker and
another vehicle and take it to wherever
our location is and set up a fueling
system,” Scoggins said. “We use the
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical
Truck aviation refueling system here
in Kosovo. We can run the lines right
off the tanker and fuel the birds at any
location.”
U.S. Army Spc. Dawson Stevens, a
Petroleum Supply Specialist with the
Maryland National Guard and a native
of Chestertown, Md., said day-byday they do what they need to do to
maintain mission readiness.
To maintain that readiness, the FARP is
also tasked with testing all the fuel that
comes onto Camp Bondsteel.
“The job is very important because if
the fuel is bad, the pilots’ lives are on
the line,” Stevens said. “Also anything
that goes wrong in the air could affect a
lot of people.”
Scoggins said his team is working
well together and successfully
accomplishing their mission.
“They are doing a great job, I couldn’t
be more proud of them,” Scoggins said.
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