U.S Air Force pilots Capt. Patrick Shanks and Capt. April Brown, assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron in Kadena, Japan, prepare for landing a KC-135 Stratotanker at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam on Feb. 11, 2016, after completing a mid-air refueling mission during exercise Cope North 2016, a multilateral field training exercise to improve combat readiness, develop a synergistic disaster response, and increase interoperability between the U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force. CN16 enhances humanitarian assistance and disaster relief crisis response capabilities between six nations and lays the foundation for regional cooperation expansion during real-world contingencies in the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hughes/Released)
Date Taken: | 02.11.2016 |
Date Posted: | 02.18.2016 18:50 |
Photo ID: | 2409154 |
VIRIN: | 160212-Z-MJ308-458 |
Resolution: | 3601x2400 |
Size: | 1.94 MB |
Location: | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU |
Web Views: | 81 |
Downloads: | 21 |
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