Eielson AFB: Gas and Go - Eielson Airmen Perform First Hot Pit Refueling for F-35A
June 06, 2020
June 06, 2020
EIELSON AFB, Alaska, June 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news:
Airmen from the 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operations section and the 356th Aircraft Maintenance Unit worked together to conduct the first hot pit refueling operation for the F-35A Lightning II at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on June 2, 2020.
"Hot pitting is the hot refueling of aircraft with engines running," said U.S. Air . . .
Airmen from the 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operations section and the 356th Aircraft Maintenance Unit worked together to conduct the first hot pit refueling operation for the F-35A Lightning II at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on June 2, 2020.
"Hot pitting is the hot refueling of aircraft with engines running," said U.S. Air . . .