RIMPAC 2010

KC-135 Stratotanker Aircraft Commander Lt. Col. Eric Wilks with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma flies a refueling mission on July 8, 2010 in support of RIMPAC 2010 at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. RIMPAC 2010 is the 22nd in a series of significant international multilateral combined/joint military exercises scheduled biennially by U.S. Pacific Fleet and takes place here in the Hawaiian operating area. RIMPAC includes more than 14 nations, 34 ships, five submarines, more than 100 aircraft and more than 20,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airman. RIMPAC enhances cooperation between partnering nations and practices our ability to plan, communicate, and execute operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by: MSgt Jeremy Lock) (Released)

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Refueling at RIMPAC

KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator Master Sgt Alvin Kuper with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., refuels a U.S. Navy F/A-18 during a refueling mission on July 8, 2010 in support of RIMPAC 2010 at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. RIMPAC 2010 is the 22nd in a series of significant international multilateral combined/joint military exercises scheduled biennially by U.S. Pacific Fleet and takes place here in the Hawaiian operating area. RIMPAC includes more than 14 nations, 34 ships, five submarines, more than 100 aircraft and more than 20,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airman. RIMPAC enhances cooperation between partnering nations and practices our ability to plan, communicate, and execute operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt Jeremy Lock)

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Tinker reservists begin RIMPAC missions

Published July 10, 2010

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Lt. Col. Eric Wilks, KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft commander with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., flies a refueling mission on July 8, 2010 in support of RIMPAC 2010 at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. RIMPAC 2010 is the 22nd in a series of significant international multilateral combined/joint military exercises scheduled biennially by U.S. Pacific Fleet and takes place in the Hawaiian operating area. RIMPAC includes more than 14 nations, 34 ships, five submarines, more than 100 aircraft and more than 20,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airman. RIMPAC enhances cooperation between partnering nations and practices our ability to plan, communicate, and execute operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt Jeremy Lock)

RIMPAC 2010

Refueling at RIMPAC