Pumping Fuel

Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Pohl, aviation boatswain's mate (fuels), from Pittsburgh, and Airman Recruit Kourtney McCloud, aviation boatwswain's mate (fuels), from Hampstead, N.C., hot pump an SH-60H Seahawk assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Hot pumping is a means of refueling aircraft without completely shutting them down in order to conserve time. Ronald Reagan is currently underway off the coast of California in preparation for an upcoming deployment.
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dylan McCord