160726-EW270-112 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 26, 2016) Two Hawaiian F-22 Raptors fly alongside the wing of a KC-135R Stratotanker flown by the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, while waiting for two jets to be refueled in mid-air. Since arriving in Hawaii July 7, the 465th ARS along with other Reserve units have offloaded 2,019,000 lbs. of fuel to American and Canadian aircraft during RIMPAC 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and ar
160726-EW270-112 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 26, 2016) Two Hawaiian F-22 Raptors fly alongside the wing of a KC-135R Stratotanker flown by the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, while waiting for two jets to be refueled in mid-air. Since arriving in Hawaii July 7, the 465th ARS along with other Reserve units have offloaded 2,019,000 lbs. of fuel to American and Canadian aircraft during RIMPAC 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)
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