Two B-1B Lancers, from Dyess Air Force Base’s 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron currently operating from Royal Air Force Fairford, England, conduct hot-pit refueling using the innovative Versatile Integrated Partner Equipment Refueling (VIPER) kit, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 11, 2021. This was in support of European Command’s Bomber Task Force 22-1 mission support series using the VIPER kit, a hot-pit refuel tool supporting Agile Combat Employment operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chance Nardone)