Air Force Senior Airman Patrick Rosales, 495th Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant dedicated crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Tyler Moody, 495th AMU F-35 avionics technician, push a pantograph refueling system towards an F-35A Lightning II at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Jan. 31, 2023. Hot pit refueling enables the aircraft to refuel while its engine is running, providing operational flexibility and faster response time. ( Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Seleena Muhammad-Ali)

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