Yokota supports McConnell Air Force Base with a hot-pit refuel

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to the 344th Air Refueling Squadron from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Yokota supports McConnell Air Force Base with a hot-pit refuel

374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen drag chocks across an aircraft ramp towards a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2022. Chocks are wedge-shaped sturdy rubber blocks used to stop or prevent the motion of aircraft on ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Yokota supports McConnell Air Force Base with a hot-pit refuel

A KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base taxis toward 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Yokota supports McConnell Air Force Base with a hot-pit refuel

Master Sgt. Trevor Kuhns, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron agile combat employment program lead, directs a R-11 fuel truck for a hot refuel on a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2022. Hot pit refueling uses a single-point refuel pump, allowing an aircraft to be refueled immediately after landing, with the engine running. This procedure is more frequently used with fighter jets, but is newer to the KC-46A, making it essential to practice and increase capabilities available to the Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Yokota supports McConnell Air Force Base with a hot-pit refuel

Tech. Sgt. Charles Cotton, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels training supervisor, speaks with the driver of a R-11 fuel truck for a hot refuel on a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2022. Hot pit refueling uses a single-point refuel pump, allowing an aircraft to be refueled immediately after landing, with the engine running. This procedure is more frequently used with fighter jets, but is newer to the KC-46A, making it essential to practice and increase capabilities available to the Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Yokota supports McConnell Air Force Base with a hot-pit refuel

Maj. Kyle Schafer, 22nd Operations Group KC-46A Pegasus pilot, carries the hose of an R-11 refueling truck for the first overseas KC-46A hot pit refuel at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2022. Hot pit refueling uses a single-point refuel pump, allowing an aircraft to be refueled immediately after landing, with the engine running. This procedure is more frequently used with fighter jets, but is newer to the KC-46A, making it essential to practice and increase capabilities available to the Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Yokota supports McConnell Air Force Base with a hot-pit refuel

Maj. Mark Hankes, 344th Air Refueling Squadron KC-46A Pegasus pilot, performs a hot pit refuel on a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Yokota supports McConnell Air Force Base with a hot-pit refuel

Maj. Ryan Robinson, 344th Air Refueling Squadron deputy chief of wing tactics, pauses in front of a KC-46A Pegasus engine at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2022. Yokota supported the KC-46A for Valiant Shield, an exercise that allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Yokota supports McConnell Air Force Base with a hot-pit refuel

Maj. Mark Hankes, 344th Air Refueling Squadron KC-46A Pegasus pilot, performs a hot pit refuel on a KC-46A assigned to McConnell Air Force Base at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Yokota supports McConnell Air Force Base with a hot-pit refuel

A hand grips the lever of a R-11 refueling truck hose during a hot pit refuel at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2022. Hot pit refueling uses a single-point refuel pump, allowing an aircraft to be refueled immediately after landing, with the engine running. This procedure is more frequently used with fighter jets, but is newer to the KC-46A Pegasus, making it essential to practice and increase capabilities available to the Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Yokota supports McConnell Air Force Base with a hot-pit refuel

Staff Sgt. Garrett Huntoon, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels equipment program management non-commissioned officer in charge, carries the hose of an R-11 refueling truck for the first overseas KC-46A Pegasus hot pit refuel at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2022. Yokota supported four KC-46As during exercise Valiant Shield 22, which runs from June 6 to 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Yokota supports McConnell Air Force Base with a hot-pit refuel

Airmen from the 374th Logistic Readiness Squadron stand outside of a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base during a hot pit refuel at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Yokota supports McConnell Air Force Base with a hot-pit refuel

A KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base sits on an aircraft ramp after a hot pit refuel at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Yokota supports McConnell Air Force Base with a hot-pit refuel

Published June 10, 2022
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Yokota recently performed a hot pit refuel on a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to the 344th Air Refueling Squadron from McConnell Air Force Base.