Rim of the Pacific exercise

A B-52 Stratofortress receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker in support of exercise Rim of the Pacific July 10, 2010, over the Pacific Ocean. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve interoperability. The B-52 is from the 20th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., and the KC-135 is assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kamaile O. Long)

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Photo essay: Airmen refuel during RIMPAC mission

Published July 13, 2010
By Staff Sgt. Kamaile O. Long
1st Combat Camera Squadron

OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN (AFNS) -- A B-52 Stratofortress flies here July 10 after an air refueling mission in support of the biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise, or RIMPAC. RIMPAC includes more than 14 nations, 32 ships, five submarines, more than 170 aircraft and more than 20,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen.

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Rim of the Pacific exercise

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