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the four 93rd Fighter Squadron at Royal 

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Air Force , Lakenheath , England , 

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participated in an exercise known as 

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Gold Surge , which demonstrates the 

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capability to rapidly generate sorties 

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by hot pit refueling in a simulated 

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combat scenario . In a large 

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undertaking by the 7 48 aircraft 

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maintenance squadron , the airmen 

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worked around the clock to keep jets in 

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working order and in the air . The 

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scenario requires the jets to land taxi 

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to the hot pit , refuel and receive 

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maintenance while the jet is still 

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running , then launch as soon as 

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possible . The four 93rd fighter 

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squadron commander , Lieutenant Colonel 

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Mark Perry stated 230 sorties are 

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normally generated per month in this 

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exercise . The Grim Reaper's generated 

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216 in only four days 100% of 

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its target . At the end of the day , 

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gold surge was a complete success . 

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Reporting from our F Lakenheath , 

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England , Senior Airman Gaspar Cortez