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Atsushi Matsuda extracts JP-8 fuel under a fume hood during testing.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Johnson)

Atsushi Matsuda, Defense Logistics Agency Energy Okinawa physical science technician, extracts JP-8 fuel under a fume hood during testing near Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 2, 2025. JP-8 fuel is utilized widely as the turbine engine fuel for most United States Air Force and North Atlantic Treaty Alliance aircraft.

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