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160726-N-HI414-054 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 26, 2016) An F-22 Raptor from the 199th Fighter Squadron and the active-duty 19th Fighter Squadron prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker belonging to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., during Rim of the Pacific 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gregory A. Harden II)
| Date Taken: | 07.26.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 07.26.2016 20:31 |
| Photo ID: | 2747291 |
| VIRIN: | 160726-N-HI414-054 |
| Resolution: | 4592x3280 |
| Size: | 3.04 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, US |
| Web Views: | 168 |
| Downloads: | 39 |
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