Preparing for a RIMPAC sortie

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, HAWAII (July 10, 2010) U.S. Air Force Capt. Clayton Adams, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla., conducts an aircraft inspection 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)

Preparing for a RIMPAC sortie

Published July 13, 2010

Hickam AFB, Hawaii -- JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, HAWAII (July 10, 2010) U.S. Air Force Capt. Clayton Adams, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla., conducts an aircraft inspection 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)