A jet fuel hose for refueling is discarded after a hot pit refuel for a 442nd Fighter Wing A-10 Thunderbolt Dec. 8, 2010, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Hot pit refueling is a procedure usually performed in a combat situation to rapidly refuel aircraft while their engines are running to thrust pilots back into the fight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)