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  • 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

  • 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