A crew chief assigned to the 748th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshalls and F-15C Eagle onto the apron for hot-pit refueling during surge operations at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, March 25, 2021. Hot-pit refueling during surge operations reduces the ground time between sorties by refueling active aircraft, maximizing active training time.

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Keywords: 48th, fighter, fw, lakenheath, raf, surge, usafe, wing