Working with liquid oxygen is vital for U-2 pilots and the mission. "Pilots rely on us to make sure they can breathe while wearing their suit," said Senior Airman Corey Walton, 9th Logistic ...

but by reason of its relative robustness and of the large sizes in which it can be made, it is preferable to the glass form for the storage and transport of liquid oxygen or liquid air.

The call was due to a storage tank leaking liquid oxygen. The SCFD's report states the leak was coming from a rooftop tank system that required firefighters and hazardous material technicians to ...