507th ARW refuels B-52 at RIMPAC exercise

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., refuels a B-52 Stratofortress from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La., during 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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507th ARW refuels B-52 at RIMPAC exercise

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., refuels a B-52 Stratofortress from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La., during 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)