Hawks return from misison
Pilots exit an F/A-18 Hornet to swap with a different crew during a hot loading procedure during Exercise Coastal Predator at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 16, 2016. Hot loading, aka hot rearming, is a reloading procedure completed while the aircraft’s engine is still running, drastically reducing the time to get back in the fight. Coastal Predator is an exercise that included Marine Corps and Army aviation assets along with Air Force personnel and civilian contractors to conduct Forward Air Controller Airborne training in accordance with the pre-deployment training program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason Jimenez/Released)
Hawks return from misison
Pilots exit an F/A-18 Hornet to swap with a different crew during a hot loading procedure during Exercise Coastal Predator at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 16, 2016. Hot loading, aka hot rearming, is a reloading procedure completed while the aircraft’s engine is still running, drastically reducing the time to get back in the fight. Coastal Predator is an exercise that included Marine Corps and Army aviation assets along with Air Force personnel and civilian contractors to conduct Forward Air Controller Airborne training in accordance with the pre-deployment training program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason Jimenez/Released)