507th ARW supports RIMPAC refueling

U.S. Air Force Master Sgts. Alvin Kuper, left, a boom operator, assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., and Jeremy T. Lock, a combat photographer with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., discuss refueling procedures during a mission aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker in support of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) over the Hawaiian operating area, on July 8, 2010. RIMPAC 2010 is the 22nd in a series of significant international combined/joint military exercises scheduled biennially by U.S. Pacific Fleet and takes place in the Hawaiian operating area. RIMPAC training operations include participation by more than 14 nations, 34 ships, five submarines, more than 100 aircraft, and more than 20,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen. Multilateral exercises such as RIMPAC enhance cooperation between partnering nations and provides a unique opportunity to practice the abilities to plan, communicate, and execute operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kamaile O. Long/Released)

507th ARW supports RIMPAC refueling

Published July 13, 2010

Hickam AFB, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force Master Sgts. Alvin Kuper, left, a boom operator, assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., and Jeremy T. Lock, a combat photographer with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., discuss refueling procedures during a mission aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker in support of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) over the Hawaiian operating area, on July 8, 2010. RIMPAC 2010 is the 22nd in a series of significant international combined/joint military exercises scheduled biennially by U.S. Pacific Fleet and takes place in the Hawaiian operating area. RIMPAC training operations include participation by more than 14 nations, 34 ships, five submarines, more than 100 aircraft, and more than 20,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen. Multilateral exercises such as RIMPAC enhance cooperation between partnering nations and provides a unique opportunity to practice the abilities to plan, communicate, and execute operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kamaile O. Long/Released)