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U.S. Air Force Maj. Brian Doss and Maj. Cory Glenn, pilots with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., along with Staff Sgt. Tyler Sorrels, a KC-135R Stratotanker boom operator, fly an aerial refueling mission over the Pacific Ocean at Rim of the Pacific 2016, delivering 49,700 lbs. of fuel to six U.S. Navy F-18 Hornets and two Canadian CF-18 Hornets. 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. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)
| Date Taken: | 07.23.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 07.27.2016 10:34 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 476519 |
| VIRIN: | 160724-F-EW270-001 |
| Filename: | DOD_103506656 |
| Length: | 00:04:42 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, US |
| Hometown: | MIDWEST CITY, OK, US |
| Hometown: | MOORE, OK, US |
| Hometown: | NORMAN, OK, US |
| Hometown: | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, US |
| Downloads: | 126 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 126 |
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