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United States Forces Japan commander Lt. Gen. Edward Rice and Japan Air Self Defense Force 3rd Air Wing commander Maj. Gen. Hideo Wakabayashi visit Andersen

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Lt. Col. Orlando "Slider" Sanchez, 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, briefs Lt. Gen. Edward Rice, United States Forces Japan commander, Maj. Gen. Hideo Wakabayashi, Japan Air Self Defense Force 3rd Air Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Phil Ruhlman, 36th Wing commander, and other JASDF members on the F-22A Raptor during a tour here Feb. 13. The 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron is deployed to Andersen from Eielson AFB, Alaska, as a part of the Theater Security Package. The F-22 Raptor is the Air Force's newest fighter aircraft. Its combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability, and integrated avionics, coupled with improved supportability, represents an exponential leap in warfighting capabilities.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
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Cope North 09-1

A B-52 Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. deployed to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam moves into pre-contact position to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific Ocean. B-52 Stratofortress' participated in exercise Cope North 09-1 Feb. 2-13. This was the first time that B-52s have participated in the annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. and Japan Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released
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Japan Air Self Defense Force controls the skys at Cope North 09-1

A Japan Air Self Defense Force aircraft maintainer inspects an E2-C aircraft Feb. 5 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during Cope North 09-1 after a local area mission. JASDF F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs from the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, and Navy EA-6B from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan will participate in this year's exercise with a focus on interoperability.
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Japan Air Self Defense Force controls the skys at Cope North 09-1

A Japan Air Self Defense Force aircraft maintainer inspects an E2-C aircraft Feb. 5 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during Cope North 09-1 after a local area mission. JASDF F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs from the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, and Navy EA-6B from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan will participate in this year's exercise with a focus on interoperability.
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Cope North 09-1

Master Sgt. Yuichi Kudoh, aircraft maintainer, Japan Air Self Defense Force inspects an E2-C aircraft Feb. 5 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during Cope North 09-1 after a local area mission. JASDF F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs from the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, and Navy EA-6B from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan will participate in this year's exercise with a focus on interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released
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Cope North 09-1

(foreground) Japan Air Self Defense Force Pilot, Maj. Hideki Mori and fellow JASDF pilots look over flight line operations Feb. 5 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during Cope North 09-1. Units from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and Japan Air Self Defense Force will participate in exercise Cope North 09-1 at Andersen from 2-13 Feb. The exercise is the first iteration of a regularly scheduled joint and bilateral exercise and is part of the on-going series of exercises designed to enhance air operations in defense of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released
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Cope North 09-1

Japanese E-2C maintainers, 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base Japan recover an E-2C Feb. 5 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during Cope North 09-1 after a local area mission. Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan along with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs fighter airborne control aircraft will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will participate in this year's Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13, with a focus on interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released
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Cope North 09-1

Sgt. Masatsugo Yamaguchi, aircraft maintainer, Japan Air Self Defense Force inspects an E2-C aircraft Feb. 5 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during Cope North 09-1 after a local area mission. Units from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and the Japan Air Self Defense Force will participate in exercise Cope North 09-1 at Andersen from 2-13 Feb. The exercise is the first iteration of a regularly scheduled joint and bilateral exercise and is part of the on-going series of exercises designed to enhance air operations in defense of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released
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Cope North 09-1

Sgt. Masatsugo Yamaguchi, aircraft maintainer, Japan Air Self Defense Force inspects an E2-C aircraft Feb. 5 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during Cope North 09-1 after a local area mission. Units from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and the Japan Air Self Defense Force will participate in exercise Cope North 09-1 at Andersen from 2-13 Feb. The exercise is the first iteration of a regularly scheduled joint and bilateral exercise and is part of the on-going series of exercises designed to enhance air operations in defense of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released
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Cope North 09-1

(center) U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Bowman coordinates fuel off loads with E2-C Japanese Air Self Defense Force maintainers Feb. 5 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during Cope North 09-1. Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan along with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs fighter airborne control aircraft will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron to participate in this year's Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13. Sergeant Bowman is a fuels specialist, 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Andersen A.F.B. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released
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Cope North 09-1

Japanese Air Self Defense Force maintainers, 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base Japan recover an E-2C Feb. 5 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during Cope North 09-1 after a local area mission. Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan along with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs fighter airborne control aircraft will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will participate in this year's Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13, with a focus on interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released
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Cope North 09-1

Japanese Air Self Defense Force Airman 1st Class Shunsaku Suzuki, inpects the prop of an E2-C aircraft Feb. 5 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during Cope North 09-1 after a local area mission. The Cope North exercise is one of the longest-running series of exercises in the Pacific theater. Since the first Cope North exercise in 1978, thousands of American and Japanese personnel have honed skills that are vital to maintaining a high level of readiness. The exercise has been in the planning stages for several months and bears no connection to any real-world events. This will be the tenth time the United States and Japan have held a Cope North exercise on Guam, and it will be the fourth time that the JASDF will use live ordnance. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released
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Cope North 09-1

(top) Sgt. Masatsugo Yamaguchi and Sgt. Kohichi Swirakata both Japanese Air Self Defense Force maintainers place intake covers on an E2-C Feb. 5 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during Cope North 09-1 after a local area mission. Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan along with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs fighter airborne control aircraft will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will participate in this year's Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13. This is the first iteration of a regularly scheduled joint and bilateral exercise and is part of the on-going series of exercises designed to enhance air operations in defense of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released
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Cope North 09-1

Sgt. Masatsugo Yamaguchi, aircraft maintainer, Japan Air Self Defense Force inspects an E2-C aircraft Feb. 5 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during Cope North 09-1 after a local area mission. Units from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and the Japan Air Self Defense Force will participate in exercise Cope North 09-1 at Andersen from 2-13 Feb. The exercise is the first iteration of a regularly scheduled joint and bilateral exercise and is part of the on-going series of exercises designed to enhance air operations in defense of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released
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Cope North 09-1

Japanese Air Self Defense Force maintainers, 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base Japan tow an E-2C aircraft Feb. 5 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during Cope North 09-1. Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan along with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs fighter airborne control aircraft joined forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron for Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released
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JASDF F-2s launch during Cope North 09-1

The E-2Cs join more than 20 other aircraft, including Aggressor F-16 Fighting Falcons, B-52 Stratofortress', Navy EA-6Bs, and JASDF F-2s. Cope North is a regularly scheduled exercise scheduled for Feb.2-13 designed to enhance U.S. and Japanese air operations in defense of Japan. This is the ninth time that the JASDF has been to Andersen forthe exercise, and the fourth time that they have used live ordnance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Whitney)
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Cope North

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Japan Air Self-Defense airmen prepare for flightline operations here Feb. 5. Japan Air Self Defense F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs from the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, joined forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska, Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan, and B-52 Stratofortress currently deployed to Andersen from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron to participate in Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Griffiths)
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Cope North

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - A Japan Air Self Defense Force Ammunition Squadron armament specialist loads an M-117 on a JASDF F-2 during Cope North here Feb. 5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Griffiths)
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Cope North

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Japan Air Self Defense Force Ammunition Squadron armament specialists transport M-117 ordnance to a JASDF F2 fighter during Cope North here Feb. 5. Cope North is a bilateral exercise designed to enhance U.S. and Japanese air operations in defense of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Griffiths)
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Cope North

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Japan Air Self Defense Force Ammunition Squadron armament specialists transport M-117 ordnance to a JASDF F2 fighter during Cope North here Feb. 5. Cope North is a bilateral exercise designed to enhance U.S. and Japanese air operations in defense of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Griffiths)
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