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F-35 maintainers keep Lightning fueled, in air

Senior Airman Herbert Tucker, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals in an F-35A Lightning II for a hot pit refueling session at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling areas in conjunction with the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s fuels flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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F-35 maintainers keep Lightning fueled, in air

Airman 1st Class John Patterson, Tech. Sgt. James McCallen and Airman 1st Class Jake Wiedmeyer, 33rd Maintenance Group, stand at the ready during preflight checks prior to an F-35A Lightning II morning sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 33rd Maintenance Group is responsible for the maintenance of the Air Force’s joint strike fighter fleet on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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F-35 maintainers keep Lightning fueled, in air

Senior Airman Travis Barry, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals in an F-35A Lightning II for a hot pit refueling session on the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., flightline while two other F-35s soar in the base’s flight pattern. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling areas in conjunction with the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s fuels flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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F-35 maintainers keep Lightning fueled, in air

Published Dec. 8, 2014