Senior Vice Minister of Defense, Japan visits Andersen
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Lt. Col. Orlando "Slider" Sanchez, 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptor pilot, explains the F-22A Raptor’s capabilities to Seigo Kitamura, Senior Vice Minister of Defense for the Prime Minister of Japan, during a site visit here Feb. 14. During his tour, Mr. Kitamura received a mission briefing about the 36th Wing and the annual Cope North exercise. Cope North 09-1 is a Pacific Command-sponsored exercise designed and developed by 13th Air Force, Detachment 1, to increase combat readiness and interoperability between the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and the Japan Air Self Defense Force in defense of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Griffiths)