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52nd LRS enhances hot refueling capabilities

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Kristoffer Sendayen, 52nd Logistics Readiness noncommissioned officer in charge of fuels facilities, pushes a mobile pantograph into position next to a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, during hot refueling training at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 19, 2025. 52 LRS Airmen train to certify on mobility aircraft hot refueling operations to ensure Spangdahlem AB’s ability to project airpower in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe area of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle)

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52nd LRS enhances hot refueling capabilities

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Fragoso III, left, 351st Air Refueling Squadron boom operator and Airman 1st Class Luis Santos Jr., 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution specialist, coordinate refueling operations for a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, during hot refueling training at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 19, 2025. Fuels specialists and aircrew work together to ensure safety, accuracy and speed during hot refueling operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Umanzor Guzman)

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52nd LRS enhances hot refueling capabilities

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, prepare to refuel a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing during hot refueling training at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 19, 2025. Hot refueling is employed to rapidly return an aircraft to the sky after landing by leaving one engine running during refueling operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle)

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52nd LRS enhances hot refueling capabilities

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, attaches a moosehead connection to a hydrant pit and sensing lines during hot refueling training on a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing,at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 19, 2025. Hot-pit refueling is used to eliminate downtime, leaving an engine of the aircraft running while it is being refueled. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Umanzor Guzman)

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52nd LRS enhances hot refueling capabilities

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Wilmer Perez Perez, 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of fuels hydrants, prepares to connect a mobile pantograph during hot refueling training with a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 19, 2025. 52nd LRS Airmen train to certify on mobility aircraft hot refueling operations to support transient Air Mobility Command missions in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe area of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Umanzor Guzman)

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52nd LRS enhances hot refueling capabilities

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, prepare to refuel a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing during hot refueling training at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 19, 2025. 52nd LRS Airmen train to certify on mobility aircraft hot refueling operations to ensure Spangdahlem AB’s ability to project airpower in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe area of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Umanzor Guzman)

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