F/A-18 Super Hornet is refueled

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker that is assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., while over Hawaiian air space during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise on July 20. RIMPAC, the world's largest maritime exercise is a biennial event which stresses interoperability of all partner nations as a key element of regional stability. There are 14 nations, 32 ships, five submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 20,000 personnel involved here in this exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

PHOTO BY:

VIRIN: 100720-F-3798Y-428.JPG

FULL SIZE: 0.67 MB

Additional Details

No camera details available.

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

Go to Gallery