Photo by Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2026
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Morgan, right, crew chief with the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, salutes a F-35A Lightning II aircraft as it returns back to the flight line after completing 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......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2026
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Morgan, right, crew chief with the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals a F-35A Lightning II aircraft back to the flight line after completing 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 Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2026
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Morgan, left, crew chief, 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Eric Webb, center, fuels information systems controller, 125th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cassie Keating, right, crew chief, 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, work together to execute hot pit training on a F-35A Lightning II aircraft at......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2026
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Morgan, left, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cassie Keating, center, both crew chiefs with the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, execute hot pit training on a F-35A Lightning II aircraft 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 Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2026
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Morgan, left, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cassie Keating, center, both crew chiefs with the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, perform an operational check on the F-35A Lightning II aircraft before conducting a hot pit training operation at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, Jan. 13, 2026. Hot pit training for the......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2026
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cassie Keating, right, crew chief with the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs a foreign object damage/debris check on the F-35A Lightning II aircraft before conducting 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......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2026
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Morgan, center, crew chief with 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 II strategically enhances airpower by enabling rapid......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker | 125th Fighter Wing | 01.13.2026
Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing taxi towards 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 II strategically enhances airpower by enabling rapid refueling with the engines running, which significantly enhances the speed of......
