USAF F-16C block 52 of the 157th FS lands on the runway to receive fuel during a 'hot-pit' ground refueling exercise at McEntire JNGB on February 7th, 2016. Ground refueling while the engine is running allows aircraft to return to flight quickly during sortie operations and combat missions. [ANG photo by SrA. Ashleigh S. Pavelek]
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News: F-16s fast-track through flight line fueling [2016-02-16]
Airmen of the South Carolina Air National Guard demonstrated the need for speed last weekend as they accelerated six F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets through “hot-pit” ground refueling exercises at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Feb. 6-7.
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