Cope North

摘要

In February, members of the US Air Force, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and the Royal Australian Air Force convened on the Pacific island of Guam for Exercise Cope North. The two-week exercise, staged out of Andersen Air Force Base, focused on air combat operations, humanitarian aid, and disaster relief. Since 1978, Cope North has served to strengthen ties between the US and its primary Pacific allies, Japan and Australia. For the first time, South Korea sent observers. More than 1,700 airmen participated in the exercise, hosted by Pacific Air Forces.