ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 Eagle taxis after arriving here Feb. 11, for the exercise Cope North 11-1. This will be the eleventh time the United States and Japan have conducted a Cope North exercise on Andersen. This is the largest Cope North exercise ever executed by the Pacific Air Forces, with nearly 50 percent more sorties than last year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Schultze)
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Japan Air Self-Defense Force maintainers remove a fuel tank from an F-15 Eagle after its arrival here Feb. 11, for the exercise Cope North 11-1. This will be the eleventh time the United States and Japan have conducted a Cope North exercise on Andersen. This is the largest Cope North exercise ever executed by the Pacific Air Forces, with nearly 50 percent more sorties than last year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Schultze)
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - A Japan Air Self-Defense Force maintainer performs post-flight maintenance on an F-15 Eagle after its arrival here Feb. 11, for the exercise Cope North 11-1. Cope North is a bilateral flying exercise between the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and JASDF, improving interoperability between the two nations through two weeks of aerial scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Schultze)
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Japan Air Self-Defense Force maintainers perform post-flight maintenance on an F-15 Eagle after its arrival here Feb. 11, for the exercise Cope North 11-1. Cope North is a bilateral flying exercise between the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and JASDF, improving interoperability between the two nations through two weeks of aerial scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Schultze)
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - An Japan Air Self-Defense Force pilot performs post-flight checks on an F-15 Eagle after its arrival here Feb. 11, for the exercise Cope North 11-1. The JASDF is employing several other aircraft during this year’s two week exercise, such as the F-2A fighter, E-2C Hawkeye and C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Schultze)