During the exercise, Senior Airman Austin Clark, a 492nd Fighter Generation Squadron avionics journeyman, took part in a hot-pit dual certification initiative. The effort qualified Airmen to work on both the F-15E Strike Eagle and the F-35A Lightning II. Hot-pit procedures allow maintainers to refuel aircraft while their engines remain running, enabling pilots to land and take off quickly to continue critical training maneuvers. Airmen applied t…
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