Andersen and Allies plan for Cope North Published Oct. 10, 2011 By Senior Airman Benjamin Wiseman 36th Wing Public Affairs ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam-- -- U.S. Air Force and coalition partners met at Andersen Air Force Base Sep. 28, to discuss the upcoming Exercise Cope North scheduled for Feb. 2012. Exercise Cope North is a bilateral exercise that offers the opportunity for participating countries to work with their coalition partners while preparing for possible real world contingencies. Members of the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self Defense Force and Royal Austrailian Air Force met to plan logistics and daily operations for the upcoming exercise.