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  • Cope North 21 Angaur

    The 36th Contingency Response Group, supported by the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, participated in Cope North 21 on Angaur, Palau from Feb. 4-13, 2021. While transportation was provided by a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules, assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, airdrops were provided by

  • Air Force awards contract for new standoff weapons complex at Andersen AFB

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's Detachment 2 successfully led the award of a $42 million project recently to construct a new Standoff Weapons Complex at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The state-of-the-art complex will make Andersen the first

  • RED HORSE Repairing the Runway

    The 554th RED HORSE Squadron worked hand in hand with Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians with the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron, The U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Royal Australian Air Force, and Koku-Jietei to complete rapid airfield damage repair training as a part of exercise COPE North 21,

  • Misawa fighters “ACE” trilateral exercise CN21

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam— More than 230 Airmen and 15 F-16’s from the 35th Fighter Wing forward deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as the lead wing for Cope North 21 (CN21), Feb. 3-19.CN21 is an annual exercise that serves as a keystone event enhancing United States, Australian and

  • Joint mass casualty exercise conducted at Andersen AFB

    A mass casualty exercise was conducted on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 10, 2021 as part of Cope North 2021. Members from the 36th Medical Group worked alongside the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, or Koku-Jieitai, Royal Australian Air Force, 624th Aerospace Medical Squadron and the 18th

  • Multi-capable Airmen ‘ACE’ training at Cope North 21

    Somewhere above the vast Pacific Ocean, a fighter aircraft has flown for hours, and its fuel supply is running low. Unable to return to its home station for fuel, that's when Agile Combat Employment comes into play. Down below on a small island, three Airmen are waiting to refuel the aircraft and

  • Bridging the communication gap: USAF Major’s journey to Cope North 21

    As Pacific Air Force’s largest multinational exercise, Cope North is a giant melting pot of cultures. With both English and Japanese-speaking participants, the importance of communication cannot be understated. Interpreters, like U.S. Air Force Maj. Brittany Morreale, are the linchpin to mission