Fueling the lightning
Staff Sgt. Mark Freeman, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, refuels an Air Force F-35A Lightning II while an international-partner joint strike fighter takes off in the distance at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the “hot pit” refueling areas in conjunction with the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s fuels flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)