Maintainers from the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) conduct a hot-pit refueling on a KC-135 Stratotanker at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 25, 2021. Hot-pit refueling is when a grounded aircraft keeps its engine running whilst being refueled in order to reduce generation times.

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Keywords: afb, kc135, macdill, readyaf, usaf