A Day in the Life of an Aviation Boatswain's Mate Fuels

Given the location of our terminal in Central Japan, the team is directly responsible for providing fuel to Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Yokota Air Base, Misawa Air Base, Camp Zama and Camp Fuji, as well as U.S. 7th Fleet Forward Deployed Naval Forces vessels and visiting units. [...]through the KU Business School, I had the opportunity to have lunch with Warren Buffett in Omaha, Nebraska, attend KU's CEO seminar series that included former Kroger CEO David Dillon, and engage with other regional business and community leaders. The sites in this region vary from operating out of 210K Fuel Bladders to an entire fuel farm in Rota with 48 tanks, or projects that are as small as a sensor replacement at a service station to new fuel bulk storage tanks. Being the Regional Fuels Officer overseas requires interaction with various partners, including NATO, host nation services and employees, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy Europe and Africa, and coordination with multiple Combatant Commands.