Guard and Reserve Test Center Leads F-35 Combat Operations Testing

A fuels specialist assigned to the 57th Wing approaches an F-35 Lightning II with a fuel hose during hot pit refueling operations at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The integrated combat turnaround testing demonstrates simultaneous refueling and weapons loading procedures while engines remain running, significantly reducing aircraft ground time in support of Agile Combat Employment concepts.

PHOTO BY: SMSgt Charles Givens
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