434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron refuels KIC-135 Stratotanker to support RIMPAC 2018 [Image 2 of 3]

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, UNITED STATES

07.17.2018

Photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

180717-F-FS041-0018 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 17, 2018) - Tech. Sgt. Ryan Strole and Master Sgt. Chris Read, 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs from Grissom Air Force Base, Indiana, assist Capt. Aaron Payomo, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, prepare a 434th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker for flight during the Rim of the Pacific exercise July 17. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 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 of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.17.2018
• Date Posted: 07.23.2018 17:48
• Photo ID: 4569913
• VIRIN: 180717-F-FS041-0018
• Resolution: 3000x1678
• Size: 429.71 KB
• Location: JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, US
• Hometown: KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JP
• Hometown: GRISSOM AIR FORCE BASE, IN, US