A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refuels a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft over the Pacific Ocean July 10, 2010, during a sortie in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010.
The Stratotanker is from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron out of Tinker Air Force Base (AFB), Okla., and the Stratofortress is from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron out of Barksdale AFB, La. RIMPAC includes more than 14 nations, 34 ships, five submarines, more than 100 aircraft and more than 20,000 participating service members. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey, U.S. Air Force/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr