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A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft receives fuel on the flightline at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 1, 2022. The pantograph is a stationary refueling system that connects directly to any U.S. military aircrafts or external tanks for efficient refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Viviam Chiu)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zakary Lewis, Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant journeyman, communicates with aircraft maintenance airmen during a pantograph refuel at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 1, 2022. The pantograph, a hot pit, utilizes a piping system that enables the transport of an unlimited amount of jet fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Viviam Chiu)

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Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants Airmen utilized a fuel transport system, or pantograph, to refuel a KC-135 Stratotanker Aircraft at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 1, 2022. The hot-pit refueling enables the continuous transport of an unlimited amount of fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Viviam Chiu)

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A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the Alaska Air National Guard 168th Air Refueling Wing receives fuel through a pantograph at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 1, 2022. The 100th Air Refueling Wing is RAF Mildenhall's current host wing and the only permanent U.S. air refueling wing in the European theater, activated here on February 1, 1992. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Viviam Chiu)

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POL conducts pantograph refueling

Published Aug. 2, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Viviam Chiu
100 ARW PA

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, ENGLAND --

Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant airmen communicated with aircraft maintenance airmen during a pantograph refuel. The pantograph, a hot pit, utilizes a piping system that enables the transport of an unlimited amount of jet fuel.

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