Salute!
Looks to me, Vasco, that the pods on the wings are for the probe receivers and main boom is the only one for receptacle dudes.
The probe folks like the F-35's and Hornets and some RAF/RN can easily hook up two at a time, way it looks.
Other things bother me, but not the receptacle or probe aspects of the plane. Of course, the stoopid remote TV for the boom op is my biggest gripe.
Gums sends..