Airmen from the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform recovery on a KC-135 Stratotanker in support of the Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise July 22, 2014, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The 718th AMXS is one of six maintenance squadrons belonging to the 18th Maintenance Group. The 18th Maintenance Group maintains combat-ready aircraft to support air operation taskings directed by Commander Pacific Command through Pacific Air Forces and Fifth Air Force. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971...