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)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Maria Umanzor Guzman

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