Air Force Airmen from the 18th Operations Group, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and 18th Logistic Readiness Squadron watch as a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker is hot pit refueled for the first time in the Pacific at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 22, 2022. Members of the 18th LRS fuels operate an R-11 refueling truck while 718th AMU members safely refuel aircraft.

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Keywords: 18th, 909th, air, amxs, ars, base, hot, kadena, kc-135, lrs, pit, refueling, stratotanker