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U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force humanitarian assistance/disaster relief personnel unload a Koku Jieitai (Japanese Air Self-Defense Force) C-130H Hercules in support of exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Rota, U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Feb. 17. An annual exercise, this year's COPE NORTH is a multilateral HA/DR exercise that allows participating nations to prepare for and recover from the devastating effects of natural disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)

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U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR) exercise leaders discuss mission scenarios during COPE NORTH 2018 at Rota, U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Feb. 17. An annual exercise, this year's COPE NORTH is a multilateral HA/DR exercise that allows participating nations to prepare for and recover from the devastating effects of natural disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)

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U.S. Air Force and Koku Jieitai (Japanese Air Self-Defense Force) humanitarian assistance/disaster relief personnel unload a Koku Jieitai C-130H Hercules in support of exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Rota, U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Feb. 17. An annual exercise, this year's COPE NORTH is a multilateral HA/DR exercise that allows participating nations to prepare for and recover from the devastating effects of natural disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)

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U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR) personnel set up an ac unit during exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Rota, U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Feb. 17. An annual exercise, this year's COPE NORTH is a multilateral HA/DR exercise that allows participating nations to prepare for and recover from the devastating effects of natural disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Carlo Narvasa, 36th Contingency Response Group flight chief of operations, sets up a power unit during exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Rota, U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Feb. 17. An annual exercise, this year's COPE NORTH is a multilateral HA/DR exercise that allows participating nations to prepare for and recover from the devastating effects of natural disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)

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U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR) participants unload a USAF C-130J Super Hercules during exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Rota, U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Feb. 17. An annual exercise, this year's COPE NORTH is a multilateral HA/DR exercise that allows participating nations to prepare for and recover from the devastating effects of natural disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)

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Royal Australian Air Force Warrant Officer Dwayne Taylor, loadmaster, looks out of a RAAF C-27J Spartan heading back to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during exercise COPE NORTH 2018, Feb. 17. An annual exercise, this year's COPE NORTH is a multilateral HA/DR exercise that allows participating nations to prepare for and recover from the devastating effects of natural disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)

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A U.S. Department of Agriculture Brown Tree Snake detector dog sniffs at a cargo load during exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Rota, U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Feb. 17. An annual exercise, this year's COPE NORTH is a multilateral HA/DR exercise that allows participating nations to prepare for and recover from the devastating effects of natural disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)

COPE NORTH 18 personnel prepare for HA/DR execution

Published Feb. 18, 2018
By Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail
36th Wing Public Affairs

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- An annual exercise, this year's COPE NORTH is a multilateral HA/DR exercise that allows participating nations to prepare for and recover from the devastating effects of natural disasters.