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    100th ARW conducts first USAFE KC-135 hot-pit refuel [Image 4 of 5]

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    100th ARW conducts first USAFE KC-135 hot-pit refuel

    RAF MILDENHALL, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM

    01.08.2021

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nunez 

    100th Air Refueling Wing   

    Members of the 100th Maintenance Group finish refueling a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing the first-ever hot-pit refuel of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in all of U.S. Air Forces in Europe command at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, Jan. 8 2021. “Hot-pit refueling,” is another name for an engine-running refuel while the aircraft is grounded. “Hot-pit refueling,” is another name for an engine-running refuel while the aircraft is grounded and is a capability being built to increase efficiency on the ground and increase the amount of gas in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

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    Date Taken: 01.08.2021
    Date Posted: 01.11.2021 09:36
    Photo ID: 6478034
    VIRIN: 210108-F-TF218-1045
    Resolution: 7494x4595
    Size: 13.17 MB
    Location: RAF MILDENHALL, SUFFOLK, GB

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