US Soldiers refuel Hornet jet at Leilvarde

U.S. Army Soldier Joseph Nippert, petroleum supply specialist for Echo Company, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, operates the fuel switch of the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck M978A4 fuel servicing truck. Echo Company is participating in a Forward-Arming and Refueling Points mission, where Soldiers will refuel a jet to a Finnish F/A-18 Hornet jet. The unit is deployed to Latvia for Operation Atlantic Resolve, a U.S. endeavor to fulfill commitment to NATO interests by rotating units throughout Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shiloh Capers)



By Sgt. Shiloh Capers United States European Command Stuttgart, Germany May 19, 2017
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