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U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Abel Vital, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels a U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 on July 27, above Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. 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 ocean. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Royal Netherlands Air Force photo by Sergeant Major Cristian Schrik)
| Date Taken: | 07.27.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 07.31.2024 03:28 |
| Photo ID: | 8557854 |
| VIRIN: | 240727-O-CS001-1008 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 11.93 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, US |
| Web Views: | 83 |
| Downloads: | 10 |
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