U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jose Hernandez, a fuels specialist assigned to the 103rd Airlift Wing, prepares to pull and connect a refueling hose to an F-35 Lightning II flown by the 158th Fighter Wing in Vermont during a Distributed Integrated Combat Turn (D-ICT) operation at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, June 12, 2025.The D-ICT allowed rapid refueling and rearming of fifth-generation fighters to increase sortie generation and mission readiness. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Captain Jennifer Kaprielian)