Air Force Staff Sgt. Byron Cole, a crew chief with the 35th Aircraft Maintence Unit from Misawa Air Base, gives a Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 14th Fighter Squadron, 35th Operations Group, 35th Fighter Wing, the go ahead for a weapons and servicability inspection after hot pit refueling at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 8, 2017. Hot pits are refueling stations usually used in combat to rapidly refuel aircraft while the engines are running. This allows aircraft to return to the fight with minimal delay. ( Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Stephen Campbell)

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