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  • F/A-18 Super Hornet refueled over Hawaii

    A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker that is assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., while over Hawaiian air space during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise on July 20. RIMPAC, the world's largest

  • Okies Keep Refueling

    Oklahoma refuelers keep aircraft flying during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise here at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on July 23. RIMPAC, a biennial exercise in its 22nd year is hosted by U. S. Pacific Fleet and is the largest maritime exercise in the world. The exercise demonstrates a

  • Conducting a pre-flight inspection

    KC-135 Stratotanker Aircraft Commander Lt. Col. Eric Wilks with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma walks around his plane conducting a pre-flight inspection before flying a refueling mission on July 8, 2010 in support of RIMPAC 2010 at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. RIMPAC 2010 is the 22nd

  • Working a KC-135 preflight check

    KC-135 Stratotanker Pilot Lt. Col.Marv Ashbaker with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma pre-flights his plane before flying a refueling mission on July 8, 2010 in support of RIMPAC 2010 at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. RIMPAC 2010 is the 22nd in a series of significant international

  • Putting up a KC-135 for the night

    KC-135 Stratotanker Crew Chief SrA Jonathan Ordonez with the 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma prepares to put an engine cover over the engine after a refueling mission on July 8, 2010 in support of RIMPAC 2010 at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. RIMPAC 2010 is the 22nd in a series of

  • KC-135 aircrew arrives to prepare for RIMPAC takeoff

    KC-135 Stratotanker Aircrew with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma arrive at their plane before flying a refueling mission on July 9, 2010 in support of RIMPAC 2010 at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. RIMPAC 2010 is the 22nd in a series of significant international multilateral

  • Reviewing flight information prior to refueling mission

    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kelly Witt, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., reviews flight information before a refueling mission during exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, July 9,

  • Maintenance gives aircrew preflight status report

    (July 10, 2010) A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crew with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla., receives an aircraft maintenance status report prior to a sortie in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. RIMPAC includes more than 14 nations, 32 ships, five submarines, more

  • Headed towards another mid-air refueling

    (July 10, 2010) U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matt Tompkins, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla., conducts pre-flight checks prior to a sortie in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. RIMPAC includes more than 14 nations, 32 ships, five

  • 507th ARW refuels B-52 at RIMPAC exercise

    (July 10, 2010) U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matt Tompkins, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla., refuels a B-52 Stratofortress from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La., during a sortie in support of Rim of the Pacific