A U.S. Air Force C-130H sits on the ramp at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam before flying a humanitarian aid and disaster relief mission in support of Cope North 13, Feb. 6, 2013. During the flight, the crew picked up passengers and cargo and delivered them to the islands of Saipan and Tinian. Cope North is an annual air combat tactics, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise designed to increase the readiness and interoperability of the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch/Released)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Timothy Oberman, a C-130H loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base Japan, flies during a humanitarian aid and disaster relief training mission in support of Cope North 13 near Guam, Feb. 6, 2013. Cope North is an annual air combat tactics, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise designed to increase the readiness and interoperability of the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch/Released)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Matt Jones presents a mission brief to C-130H crews before a humanitarian aid and disaster relief flight in support of Cope North 13 on Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 6, 2013. The flight took passengers and cargo to the islands of Saipan and Tinian. Cope North is an annual air combat tactics, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise designed to increase the readiness and interoperability of the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch/Released)
A U.S. Air Force C-130H crew from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota, Japan, conducts a humanitarian aid and disaster relief mission near Guam in support of Cope North 13, Feb. 6, 2013. Cope North is a multilateral aerial exercise, held once or twice yearly, designed to increase the combat readiness and interoperability of the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force and other Pacific partner nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch/Released)