KS27: Joint and bilateral hot pit refueling
Japan Air Self-Defense Force 9th Air Wing maintainers conducted hot-pit refueling operations with U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and U.S. Marines assigned to unit VMMA-162 during Exercise Keen Sword 27 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 26, 2026. The training brought together JASDF pilots and maintainers, U.S. Marine Corps expeditionary fuel technicians, and U.S. Air Force maintainers to demonstrate how F-15J Eagles can be rapidly refueled while engines remain running, minimizing ground time and enabling faster sortie generation.The process requires close coordination between maintenance personnel, fueling specialists and pilots to ensure aircraft are safely serviced and quickly returned to flight.
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