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  • Completing pre-flight checklist prior to RIMPAC refueling mission

    (July 10, 2010) U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alvin Kuper, boom operator, assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., completes a pre-flight checklist aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker for an air refueling mission in support of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) at Hickam

  • 507th ARW pilot plans next RIMPAC mission

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, HAWAII (July 10, 2010) U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Marv Ashbaker, assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., looks over notes during a crew briefing for an air refueling mission in support of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) at Hickam

  • Maintenance crew chief readies KC-135 for RIMPAC flight

    (July 15, 2010) U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Timothy Milliken, crew chief, assigned to the 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., conducts a visual inspection of a KC-135 Stratotanker after a refueling mission in support of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), at Hickam Air

  • Ground Crew prepare for KC-135 landing

    (July 15, 2010) U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Timothy Milliken, crew chief, assigned to the 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., prepares to marshall in a KC-135 Stratotanker after a refueling mission in support of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), at Hickam Air Force

  • Marshalling a KC-135 after a RIMPAC mission

    HICKAM AFB, HAWAII (July 15, 2010) U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Timothy Milliken, crew chief, assigned to the 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., marshalls in a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 465th Air Refueling Squadro, Tinker AFB, Okla., after a refueling mission in

  • Preparing for another RIMPAC flight

    PEARL HARBOR (July 8, 2010) Lt. Col. Eric Wilks, assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, conducts a pre-flight inspection before flying a refueling mission supporting Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise

  • Reservists from 513th Air Control Group head out for RIMPAC

    An E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) aircraft along with a total of 44 Air Force Reservists from the 513th Air Control Group and once active duty member from the 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron left for Hickam AFB, Hawaii Saturday to participate in a major U.S Pacific Fleet

  • RIMPAC refueling continues over Hawaiian skies

    PEARL HARBOR (July 10, 2010) A KC-135 stratotanker assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron flies a mission to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability.

  • Readying their aircraft to refuel Navy aircraft

    U.S. Air Force crew chiefs assigned to the 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker for an air refueling mission during exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, July 9, 2010. RIMPAC 2010 is the 22nd in a

  • Wing maintenance, Ops work together to support RIMPAC

    A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crew assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., receive an aircraft maintenance status report prior to a refueling mission during exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, July 9, 2010. RIMPAC