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File: aaamz_01.txtSUBJECT: FUEL SPILL UNCLASSIFIED 01 02 032124Z DEC 90 PP RR UUUU DE NO RHIUFAA/USCENTAF//DE// AIG10322//CC/CSG-CC/DE// INFO RHIPAAA/USCENT FWD//CCJ4-7E// RHDIAAA/USCENTAF LANGLEY AFB VA//BATTLESTAFF-DE// RUCIPGA/HQ AFESC TYNDALL AFB FL//DEO// RHIEFKA/CEMIRT OL-DS RUCIBBA/HQ 9TH AF SHAW AFB SC//HO// UNCLAS SUBJECT: FUEL SPILL 1. ONE OF OUR SITES RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A 50,000 AVIATION FUEL BAG FAILURE. THE SITE WAS ABLE TO CONTAIN THE SPILL WITHIN A CONFINED AREA SINCE THEY HAD PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED THE REQUIRED BERMS AROUND THESE FUEL BLADDERS. 2. SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLISHED GUIDANCE CONCERNING REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS WITHIN SOUTHWEST ASIA, COMMON SENSE PREVAILS. THIS SITE NOTIFIED US OF THE MISHAP AND PROCEEDED TO PUMP OUT AS MUCH FUEL AS POSSIBLE FROM THE BERMED AREA. THEY RECOVERED A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE FUEL. THE PRIME BEEF TEAM CHIEF THEN MET WITH THE HOST NATION BASE COMMANDER TO DETERMINE HIS DESIRES FOR THE CLEAN-UP AND TO TALK OVER A PLAN OF ACTION. [(b)(2)] [(b)(6)] DIR, ENGR & SVS 4204 UNCLASSIFIED 032124ZDEC90
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