Gila Bend Fuels COR Slides Amendment 0001.pdf

Fly, Fight, & Win

Cave Tonitrum

Barry M. Goldwater Range

(BMGR)

and

Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field

(GBAFAF)

Welcome to Gila Bend AFAF

Various factors such as weather and environmental, might affect the condition of the site.

These pictures/images are as current as April 08, 2025.

GBAFAF

• 56th Fighter Wing

– 56th Range Management Office

Director – Mr. Charles Buchanan

Lead COR – Mr. Reggie Christianson

Fuels COR – Mr. Jeff Muratides

History: Opened in July 1942 as the Gila Bend

Gunnery Range during WWII. Staffed by active-duty

USAF personnel until 1995.

Mission: Provide relevant training resources; land, air, airfield management and range attributes

GBAFAF/BMGR

• GBAFAF

– Government owned—contractor operated

– 2,001 Acres

– 15 Org Tanks

– Primary emergency divert

• BMGR—East (USAF)

– 1,052,121 Acres

– 3 Tactical/4 Numbered Ranges

– 26 Org Tanks (17 are in active use)

• Threat Emitters/Generators

• 500 gallons

• Consumption varies depending on usage

GBAFAF/BMGR

GBAFAF

Fuels Facilities

• Accounting and inventory paperwork is processed by Luke

POL FISC

• Jet A resupply is coordinated with Davis Monthan AFB

• Ground product resupply is coordinated with Luke AFB

• Contractors sample/test fuel from inventory contained in both storage tanks and mobile refuelers.

Gila Bend Fuels Specifics

• Annual Jet Fuel Figures

– Type Fuel: F-24

– Average Issue: 116K gallons average by truck

– Hot Refuel: Currently None Continuous

– Main customers are the 56 FW, 355 FW, AZ ANG

– Average Defuels: Varies in numbers however, very low numbers serviced.

• Previous Three (3) Years Average Jet Fuel Year Figures

– FY 23: 141,115 gallons

– FY 22: 119,337 gallons

– FY 21: 88,552 gallons

Jet Fuel

Jet-A Storage

Jet-A Fuel Storage

Jet-A Fuel AST – Tank 6/7

Product: F-24

• Tanks: *all dates approximate

• UST 4 (installed 1994)

• UST 5 (installed 1994)

• Tank 6 (installed 2007)

• Tank 7 (installed 2007)

• Total Capacity: 60,000 gallons

• Receipt Method: DLA

Contracted Tanker Truck

• ATG Type: TLS-450+

• Current Status: Serviceable

Jet-A Fuel AST – Tank 6/7

Jet-A UST – Tank 4/5

Jet-A UST – Tank 4/5

Jet-A Fuel ATG

Jet-A Fuel ATG

R-11

• Annual Figures

• Average Throughput MOGAS: 33,500 gallons (100% average use at service station)

• Average Throughput DIESEL: 40,000 gallons (45% average use at service station)

• Contractor DS2 M-49 Type Refueler: For servicing generator organizational tanks on GBAFAF and BMGR.

• Average Previous Three (3) Years Throughput MOGAS:

– FY 23: 34,161 gallons

– FY 22: 33,366 gallons

– FY 21: 30,942 gallons

• Average Previous Three (3) Years Throughput DIESEL:

– FY 23: 39,054 gallons

– FY 22: 38,720 gallons

– FY 21: 41,871 gallons

MOGAS & DIESEL

Fuels Area

BMGR—East Tanks

Range Miles

➢ 1 Gate 36

➢ 2 Gate 22

➢ 3 Gate 11

➢ 4 Gate 30

➢NTAC 45

➢STAC 45

➢ETAC 12

BMGR

Service Station

Service Station/TM Office

Unleaded Service Station

Product: MOGAS

• Product: Capacity; 8,000 gallons

• ATG: TLS-350

• Receipt Method: DLA Contracted Tanker

Truck

• Annual average issue: 33,500 gallons

Diesel Service Station/TM Office

Product: Diesel

• Capacity: 8,000 gallons

• ATG: TLS-350

• Receipt Method: DLA

Contracted Commercial

Tanker Truck

• Annual average issue:

40,000 gallons

Unleaded/Diesel AST – Tank 2/3

Unleaded/Diesel AST – Tank 2/3

Unleaded/Diesel ATG

Fuel Lab – Bldg 20

POL Ops – Bldg 3111