Posted: 03/11/2019
Aircraft from the U.S., Australia and Japan participating in exercise COPE North 2019 engage in a large show-of-force formation off the coast of Guam, March 6, 2019. COPE North 2019 is a long-standing exercise designed to enhance multilateral air operations amongst partner nations and includes humanitarian assistance and disaster relief airlift operations as well as large-force employment. Approximately 2,000 U.S. Airmen, Marines and Sailors participated alongside approximately 800 Royal Australian Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Adam Engelhart)