California Army National Guard Soldiers from Task Force Longknife, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, hot refuel a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during their orientation flight at Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 15, 2015. During hot refueling, Soldiers must conduct a refuel while the engine is still running; allowing the helicopter to land and take off quickly. The 40th CAB was training to deploy to Kuwait to support stability operations in 2016. ( Army National Guard Photo by Spc. Rose Wolford/Released)

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