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B-2s conduct hot-pit refueling at Wake Island

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hayden Thayer, crew chief deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, marshals a B-2 Spirit at Wake Island Airfield Sept. 14, 2018. The B-2 conducted hot-pit refueling, a technique in which aircraft land and refuel without shutting down their engines. These missions showcase the U.S. forces’ ability to address a global security environment and demonstrates U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Danielle Quilla)
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B-2s conduct hot-pit refueling at Wake Island

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, takes off from Wake Island Airfield Sept. 14, 2018. The B-2 conducted hot-pit refueling, a technique in which aircraft land and refuel without shutting down their engines. These missions showcase the U.S. forces’ ability to address a global security environment and demonstrates U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Danielle Quilla)
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B-2s conduct hot-pit refueling at Wake Island

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, taxis at Wake Island Airfield Sept. 14, 2018. The B-2 conducted hot-pit refueling, a technique in which aircraft land and refuel without shutting down their engines. These missions showcase the U.S. forces’ ability to address a global security environment and demonstrates U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Danielle Quilla)
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B-2s conduct hot-pit refueling at Wake Island

Crew chiefs and a fuel distribution operator deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, conduct hot-pit refueling on a B-2 Spirit at Wake Island Airfield Sept. 14, 2018. Hot-pit refueling is a technique where an aircraft lands and is refueled without shutting down its engines. These missions showcase the U.S. forces’ ability to address a global security environment and demonstrates U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Danielle Quilla)
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Airmen of Wake Island

U.S Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Reitz, left and Master Sgt. Yusef Saad, both contracting officers with Detachment 1, Pacific Regional Support Center, stand in front of the passenger terminal at Wake Island Airfield, July 21, 2015. A small team with four Airmen of Det. 1 supervises contractor operations and ensures missions success on the remote atoll in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel/Released)
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Contingency response Airmen assist in Wake Island storm recovery

A U.S. Air Force civil engineer team with the 36th Contingency Response Group from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, tests subsurface reliability of Wake Island Airfield, July 20, 2015, on Wake Island. The Airmen assisted in storm recovery efforts after the island was evacuated a few days earlier in preparation forTyphoon Halola. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander W. Riedel/Released)
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Contingency response Airmen assist in Wake Island storm recovery

U.S. Air Force Capt. Clark Morgan, 36th Mobility Response Squadron contingency engineer, plies corroded metal debris from airfield pavement July 20, 2015, Wake Island Airfield. A team with the 36th CRG at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, deployed to the atoll to assist in airfield storm recovery efforts, and surveyed the runway to ensure adequate flightline safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander W. Riedel/Released)
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Contingency response Airmen assist in Wake Island storm recovery

U.S. Air Force Capt. Clark Morgan, 36th Mobility Response Squadron contingency engineer, surveys the pavement on Wake Airfield for cracks and other damage July 20, 2015, Wake Island. A team with the 36th CRG at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, deployed to the atoll to assist in airfield storm recovery efforts, and surveyed the runway to ensure adequate flightline safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander W. Riedel/Released)
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Contingency response Airmen assist in Wake Island storm recovery

A contractor assigned to Wake Island Airfield opens the passenger terminal building July 20, 2015, after a typhoon hit the small atoll and forced the entire staff to evacuate the island a few days earlier. A team with the 36th Contingency Response Group at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, deployed to the atoll to assist in airfield storm recovery efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander W. Riedel/Released)
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Contingency response Airmen assist in Wake Island storm recovery

Wake Island, pictured as viewed from the north, was completely evacuated July 15, 2015, in preparation for Typhoon Halola closing in on the small atoll. A team with the 36th Contingency Response Group deployed from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to the atoll July 20, 2015, to assist permanently assigned airfield staff in storm recovery efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander W. Riedel/Released)
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Contingency response Airmen assist in Wake Island storm recovery

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Iain Morrison, 36th Contingency Response Group superintendent of operations, plans and programs, guides Tech. Sgt. Randy Walgren, 36th Mobility Response Squadron NCO in charge of aerial port operations, in moving drinking water rations, July 20, 2015, Wake Island Airfield. The 36th CRG deployed from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to assist in airfield storm recovery efforts after the small atoll was evacuated a few days earlier for Typhoon Halola. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander W. Riedel/Released)
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Contingency response Airmen assist in Wake Island storm recovery

Wake Island Airfield staff and 36th Contingency Group Airmen prepare for departure in a C-17 Globemaster III, July 20, 2015, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. A team with the 36th CRG deployed to Wake Island to assist in airfield storm recovery efforts after the atoll was evacuated a few days a earlier in preparation of Typhoon Halole. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander W. Riedel/Released)
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