RIMPAC 2010

Brig. Gen. Thomas P. Harwood II, mobilization assistant to the commander, Thirteenth Air Force, and the combined forces air component commander for RIMPAC 2010, speaks to the media during the closing press conference for RIMPAC 2010 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, on June 23, 2010. The Rim of the Pacific Exercise is the world's largest international maritime exercise that prepares forces to be interoperable and ready for a wide range of potential operations. The 613th Air and Space Operations Center at JBPH served as the central hub for data and voice communications during the biennial exercise which was held in the Hawaii operating area from June 23 through July 30. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Victoria Meyer)

RIMPAC 2010

Brig. Gen. Thomas P. Harwood II, mobilization assistant to the commander, Thirteenth Air Force, and the combined forces air component commander for RIMPAC 2010, speaks to the media during the closing press conference for RIMPAC 2010 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, on June 23, 2010. The Rim of the Pacific Exercise is the world's largest international maritime exercise that prepares forces to be interoperable and ready for a wide range of potential operations. The 613th Air and Space Operations Center at JBPH served as the central hub for data and voice communications during the biennial exercise which was held in the Hawaii operating area from June 23 through July 30. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Victoria Meyer)

Refuelers keep aircraft flying during exercise

Maj. Benjamin Evans (left) and Capt. Matt Biggs, KC-135 Stratotanker pilots with the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., set their controls July 20, 2010, in preparation to refuel aircraft participating in the Rim of the Pacific exercise. RIMPAC, the world's largest maritime exercise, is a biennial event which stresses interoperability among the 14 nations participating in the exercise. The tanker is staging out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

On the edge

Media members photograph a C-17 Globemaster III during the Rim of the Pacific exercise July 16, 2010. Pacific Air Forces Airmen entered a new realm by demonstrating PACAF air drop capabilities to social media aboard two C-17 Globemaster IIIs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew McGovern)