Photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Hancock | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2026
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William Hammons, a crew chief assigned to the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, salutes after marshalling a F-35A Lightning II aircraft during a hot pit training operation at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, Jan. 13, 2026. Hot pit training for the F-35A Lightning II strategically enhances airpower by enabling rapid......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Hancock | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2026
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William Hammons, right, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Avianna Reed, left, crew chiefs assigned to the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, work together during a hot pit training operation at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, Jan. 13, 2026. Hot pit training for the F-35A Lightning II strategically enhances airpower by......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Hancock | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2026
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William Hammons, left, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Avianna Reed, right, crew chiefs assigned to the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, work together during a hot pit training operation at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, Jan. 13, 2026. Hot pit training for the F-35A Lightning II strategically enhances airpower by......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Hancock | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2026
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William Hammons, a crew chief assigned to the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, communicates with a fighter pilot during a hot pit training operation at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, Jan. 13, 2026. Hot pit training for the F-35A Lightning II strategically enhances airpower by enabling rapid refueling with the engines......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Hancock | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2026
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Morgan, a crew chief assigned to the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, watches over a F-35A Lightning II aircraft during a hot pit training operation at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, Jan. 13, 2026. Hot pit training for the F-35A Lightning II strategically enhances airpower by enabling rapid refueling with the......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Hancock | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2026
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Eric Webb, left, a fuels information systems controller assigned to the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Morgan, center, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cassie Keating, right, crew chiefs assigned to the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, work together to execute hot pit......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Hancock | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2026
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Morgan, a crew chief assigned to the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, watches over a F-35A Lightning II aircraft during a hot pit training operation at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, Jan. 13, 2026. Hot pit training for the F-35A Lightning II strategically enhances airpower by enabling rapid refueling with the......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Hancock | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2026
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Morgan, right, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cassie Keating, left, crew chiefs assigned to the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals a F-35A Lightning II aircraft into a hangar to complete a hot pit training operation at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, Jan. 13, 2026. Hot pit training for the F-35A Lightning......