Headed towards another mid-air refueling

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, HAWAII (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 submarines, more than 170 aircraft and more than 20,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen. RIMPAC enhances cooperation between partnering nations and practices our ability to plan, communicate, and execute operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey/Released)

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Headed towards another mid-air refueling

Published July 20, 2010
507th Air Refueling Wing

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii -- (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 submarines, more than 170 aircraft and more than 20,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen. RIMPAC enhances cooperation between partnering nations and practices our ability to plan, communicate, and execute operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey/Released)