Combined forces takeoff during Cope North 2021 Published Feb. 15, 2021 By Staff Sgt. Divine Cox 36th Wing Public Affairs ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A Japan Air Self-Defense Force, or Koku-Jieitai, F-15J Eagles assigned to the 201st Squadron, Chitose Air Base, Japan, takes off during exercise Cope North 2021 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 11, 2021. Cope North is an annual multinational exercise designed to increase capabilities and improve interoperability among partner nations, and this year’s exercise focuses on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) operations, large force employment and combat air forces training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)