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Edwards assists in president’s Paris visit

The 412th Logistics and Readiness The 412th LRS scheduled a C-5
Squadron recently responded to a hot Super Galaxy cargo plane from Tra-
tasker issued straight from the top. vis Air Force Base, Calif., and loaded
it with three empty R-11 fuel trucks
Edwards AFB was called upon by Nov. 23.
the Air Force to assist with President
Barack Obama’s trip to Paris, France. Although the mission did not speci-
He arrived in Paris this past week- fy what the fuel trucks would be used
end for the 2015 United Nations Cli- for, it’s possible they could have be
mate Change Conference. used to fuel Air Force One or other
executive transports.
The tasking was for Edwards to
provide three fuel trucks for the presi- Obama has since left Paris and the
dent’s visit, which had to be in place, fuel trucks are scheduled to be returned
in Paris, on Thanksgiving Day. to their home in the High Desert soon.

Air Force photographs by Ethan Wagner Above: A C-5 Super
Galaxy cargo plane
Above: The purpose of the deployment tasking was to assist President Barack from Travis Air Force
Obama’s visit to Paris for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Base, Calif., is loaded
The fuel trucks could be used to refuel to refuel the president’s plane, Air Force with three fuel trucks
One. Right: A C-5 Super Galaxy cargo plane from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., belonging to the 412th
landed at Edwards AFB to be loaded with three fuel trucks belonging to the Logistics Readiness
412th Logistics Readiness Squadron Nov. 23, 2015. Squadron Nov. 23,
2015. The purpose
of the deployment
tasking was to assist
President Barack
Obama’s visit to Paris.

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