Saber Airman use hot-pit refueling
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Airman 1st Class Heather Dixon, 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels apprentice, and Senior Airman Steven Snyder, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron A-10 avionics journeyman, secure a Type-4 hydrant system to an A-10 Thunderbolt II during hot-pit refueling here Oct. 13. Hot-pit refueling saves time, manpower and equipment usage by using a Type-4 hydrant system to refuel aircraft while they are still running between training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Matthew B. Fredericks)