Tech. Sgt. Megan Hatch, a boom operator assigned to the 63rd Air Refueling Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, refuels a U.S. Navy FA-18 Super Hornet near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 18, 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 oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradley Tipton)
Date Taken: | 07.18.2024 |
Date Posted: | 07.19.2024 18:49 |
Photo ID: | 8539452 |
VIRIN: | 240718-F-EE215-1001 |
Resolution: | 4678x3341 |
Size: | 5.53 MB |
Location: | HAWAII, US |
Web Views: | 94 |
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