Cope North
Petty Officer1st class Christopher Baker, U.S. Navy aviation electricians mate takes a final look over of an EA-6B Prowler, Feb. 3 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam prior to a local area mission during exercise Cope North 09-1. Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan along with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs from the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will participate in this year's Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13, with a focus on interoperability.
(U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released