Senior Airman Michael-Paul Kendall, 36th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, clears an aircraft to take off from the Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, flightline Feb. 24, 2014, during Exercise Cope North 2014. The exercise, which is a joint effort between the U.S. Air Force, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force, is designed for allies to work together on both humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) missions as well as large force employment mission with dissimilar aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emily A. Bradley/Released)