Ground Support Equipment (GSE) for Aerial Refueling Systems

This document is intended to establish a reference document of commonly used ground support equipment (GSE) for system checks on tanker and receiver aircraft aerial refueling equipment. It is applicable for both boom/receptacle and probe/drogue methods of aerial refueling. It may be applied to test and maintenance equipment as well as operational aircraft. The scope of this document is intended to establish a reference document of commonly used Ground Support Equipment (GSE) that may be necessary to maintain and perform system checks on Aerial Refueling (AR) systems. Primarily, this document will encompass GSE used to support operational aircraft, however, its use could extend to back shop maintenance support as well. While it is not necessary to identify GSE that is unique to specific platforms, since those maintainers already know what they have; it would be beneficial to have a document that catalogs items of GSE that are common to several tanker and/or receiver platforms, as well as joint-deployed units.