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  • Gas 'n Go Growlers

    Members of the 375th Operations Support Squadron hot-pit refuel a Navy EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft on Scott Air Force Base, Aug. 3, 2018. Hot-pitting is the practice of refueling an aircraft with the engines still running. To provide more support to transiting aircraft, the 375th OSS

  • Scott performs hot pit refueling

    U.S. Navy Lt. Daniel Marsik, E-2D Hawkeye pilot, signals to his co-pilot to start the aircraft’s left engine during a hot pit refueling, Jan. 24, 2018, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The E-2D was Scott’s first hot pit refueling on a fixed-wing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class