Sailors from the Strike Fighter Squadron-101, refuel an F-35C Lightning II during a hot pit session on the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Airmen, Marines and Sailors are refueling their F-35 variants for multiple sorties via 96th Test Wing fuel trucks while construction is completed on the 33rd’s hot pit area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
A 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer prepares to marshal out his aircraft after a hot pit refueling session as an F-35A Lightning II rolls by. Airmen, Marines and Sailors are refueling their F-35 variants for multiple sorties via 96th Test Wing fuel trucks while construction is completed on the 33rd’s hot pit area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Sailors from the Strike Fighter Squadron-101, perform preflight checks on an F-35C Lightning II after a hot pit session on the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Airmen, Marines and Sailors are refueling their F-35 variants for multiple sorties via 96th Test Wing fuel trucks while construction is completed on the 33rd’s hot pit area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
An Air Force F-35A Lightning II pilot from the 58th Fighter Squadron takes a momentary breather while his aircraft is being refueled a hot pit session on the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Airmen, Marines and Sailors are refueling their F-35 variants for multiple sorties via 96th Test Wing fuel trucks while construction is completed on the 33rd’s hot pit area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
A maintainer from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, monitors preflight checks on an F-35A Lightning II after a hot pit session on the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Airmen, Marines and Sailors are refueling their F-35 variants for multiple sorties via 96th Test Wing fuel trucks while construction is completed on the 33rd’s hot pit area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
An F-35A Lightning II takes off from the Eglin Air Force Base runway after a hot pit refuel. Airmen, Marines and Sailors are refueling their F-35 variants for multiple sorties via 96th Test Wing fuel trucks while construction is completed on the 33rd’s hot pit area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)