Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam -An F-22 Raptor from

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam -An F-22 Raptor from the Hawaiian Raptors banks after receives fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker, from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, during Rim of the Pacific 2016, near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 26, 2016. The Hawaiian Raptors consists of the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the 15th Wing’s 19th Fighter Squadron. Twenty-six nations, 49 ships, six submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016 from June 29 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 while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships between participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 16 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich)