A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 72nd Air Refueling Squadron, Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base, Indiana, Feb. 17, 2025, refeuls a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan during exercise Cope North 2025. CN25 is an annual Pacific Air Forces Field Training Exercise designed to foster and enhance interoperability between PACAF, United States Marine Corps, the Royal Australian Air Forces and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Caleb Roland)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 434th Air Refueling Wing participate in Cope North 2025, a trilateral field training exercise held annually at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
