Hot-pit refueling with 67th AMU and 18th LRS

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cameron Young, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, speaks with crew members at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 16, 2024. Through conducting innovative concepts such as hot-pitting, Kadena Airmen are further strengthening the Pacific Air Forces’ ability to generate and sustain combat airpower across the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

Hot-pit refueling with 67th AMU and 18th LRS

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lucas Cupp, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, marshals an F-15C Eagle to its parking spot for a hot-pit refueling at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 16, 2024. Through conducting innovative concepts such as hot-pitting, Kadena Airmen are further strengthening the Pacific Air Forces' ability to generate and sustain combat airpower across the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

Hot-pit refueling with 67th AMU and 18th LRS

A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron taxis a F-15C Eagle for a hot-pit refueling at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 16, 2024. Hot-pit refueling allows aircraft to stay in the air longer, providing fuel to the fight and minimizing time spent on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

Hot-pit refueling with 67th AMU and 18th LRS

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Israel Ortiz, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, prepares for a hot-pit refueling on a F-15C Eagle at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 16, 2024. Hot-pit refueling saves time, manpower and equipment usage by using a pressurized hydrant fueling system to refuel active aircraft between training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

Hot-pit refueling with 67th AMU and 18th LRS

A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron taxis a F-15C Eagle to its parking spot for a hot-pit refueling at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 16, 2024. Each of the low-drag conformal fuel tanks located beneath the F-15C Eagle’s fuselage can carry 750 gallons of fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

Hot-pit refueling with 67th AMU and 18th LRS

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Woodward, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, connects lines of communication on a F-15C Eagle at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 16, 2024. Hot-pit refueling uses a single-point refuel pump, allowing an aircraft to be refueled immediately after landing, with the engine running. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

Hot-pit refueling with 67th AMU and 18th LRS

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Israel Ortiz, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, sets the nozzle of an R-11 fuel truck on the ground during hot-pit refueling operations at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 16, 2024. Hot-pit refueling uses a single-point refuel pump, allowing an aircraft to be refueled immediately after landing, with the engine running. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

Hot-pit refueling with 67th AMU and 18th LRS

Published Jan. 22, 2024
By Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez
18th Wing PA

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan --

Hot-pit refueling uses a single-point refuel pump, allowing an aircraft to be refueled immediately after landing, with the engine running. Through innovative concepts such as hot-pitting, Kadena Airmen are further strengthening the Pacific Air Forces’ ability to generate and sustain combat airpower across the Pacific.