U.S. Air Force KC-135 Refuels U.S. Navy F-18 Super Hornets and EA-6 Prowlers

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 507th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. refuels U. S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-6 Prowler aircraft over Hawaiian air space during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise on July 20. RIMPAC, the world's largest maritime exercise is a biennial event which stresses interoperability of all partner nations as a key element of regional stability. There are 14 nations, 32 ships, five submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 20,000 personnel involved here in this exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

Lining up prior to receiving Navy aircraft

Published July 28, 2010
By Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- KC-135 Stratotanker pilots, Major Benjamin Evans and Captain Matt Biggs of the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma get their controls set to receive U. S. Navy aircraft for refueling procedures before returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise on July 20. RIMPAC, the world's largest maritime exercise is a biennial event which stresses interoperability of all partner nations as a key element of regional stability. There are 14 nations, 32 ships, five submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 20,000 personnel involved here in this exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)