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F-35A Stealth Fighter Jets Refueled without Shutting Down Their Engines at the Former Kadena Air Base; US-Japan Agreement Prohibits Operation that Would Generate Noise.
[Kadena] At around 11:00 a.m. on the 12th, six F-35A stealth fighter jets, which are temporarily stationed at Kadena Air Base, were confirmed to be using the former naval apron. They performed a "hot pit" refueling, which involves refueling without shutting down the engines. Under the Japan-U.S. agreement, operations that generate noise, such as engine operation, are not permitted at the former apron.
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[Kadena] At around 11:00 a.m. on the 12th, six F-35A stealth fighter jets, which are temporarily stationed at Kadena Air Base, were confirmed to be using the former naval apron. They performed a "hot pit" refueling, which involves refueling without shutting down the engines. Under the Japan-U.S. agreement, operations that generate noise, such as engine operation, are not permitted at the former apron.