Senior Airman Christian Ramirez, 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, places a membrane filter on the analytical balance scale on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 5, 2013. The scale is used to weigh the filter paper before and after sampling, giving the amount of particulate found in one gallon of fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Senior Airman Christian Ramirez, 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, takes a temperature reading of a fuel sample on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 5, 2013. Ramirez used a thermometer to test a fuel sample to ensure the temperature is within the parameters set to run the particulate test. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Senior Airman Christian Ramirez, 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, uses a digital conductivity meter on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 5, 2013. The meter is used to measure the static dissipating additive which is added to the fuel to assist in the dissipation of electrical charges generated through pumping and filtering activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Senior Airman Christian Ramirez, 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, pours fuel into a microanalysis filter holder assembly on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 5, 2013. The assembly creates a vacuum seal in the flask pulling the fuel through a membrane filter leaving behind particles for analysis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Senior Airman Christian Ramirez, 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, pours fuel into a microanalysis filter holder assembly on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 5, 2013. Ramirez is sampling fuel from a pipeline that enters the base from underground. The process is used to check how much particles are in a gallon of fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)