Hot pit refueling
Air reserve technicians with the 442nd Fighter Wing and fuel operators with the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron work together to conduct hot pit refuels for A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots 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 engines are running to thrust pilots back into the fight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)
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