Sr. Airman Ryan Thomas, crew chief with the 924th Fighter Group, communicates with the pilot and inspects an A-10 Thunderbolt II while conducting pre-flight procedures prior to a flight out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 29, 2022. More than 200 Airmen and 10 A-10’s from the 924th FG of the 944th Fighter Wing are working out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii July 21-Aug. 4, during the unit’s participation in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around t
Sr. Airman Ryan Thomas, crew chief with the 924th Fighter Group, communicates with the pilot and inspects an A-10 Thunderbolt II while conducting pre-flight procedures prior to a flight out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 29, 2022. More than 200 Airmen and 10 A-10’s from the 924th FG of the 944th Fighter Wing are working out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii July 21-Aug. 4, during the unit’s participation in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 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 while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken)
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