Cope Taufan 2012

Royal Malaysian Air Force Cpl. Shahzaihar Zainol, a combat air rescueman, recovers Capt. Daniel Parrish, 67th Fighter Squadron F-15C pilot, as part of a combat search and rescue exercise during Cope Taufan 2012 at TUDM Butterworth, Malaysia, on April 11, 2012. Tech. Sgt. Robert Colliton, 18th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist from Kadena Air Base, Japan, conducted a subject matter expert exchange with RMAF members during the exercise. U.S. Air Force and RMAF airmen also spent time in the jungle of northwest Malaysia refreshing their survival skills. Cope Taufan is a live-flying exercise designed around dissimilar basic fighter maneuvers and dissimilar air combat tactics training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Matt Summers)

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U.S., Malaysian airmen conduct SERE training during execise Cope Taufan

Published April 12, 2012
By Master Sgt. Matt Summers
Cope Taufan 12 Public Affairs

TUDM BUTTERWORTH, Malaysia -- U.S. Air Force and Royal Malaysian Air Force airmen conducted Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training during exercise Cope Taufan at TUDM Butterworth Air Base, Malaysia on April 11.

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Cope Taufan is a live-flying exercise designed around dissimilar basic fighter maneuvers and dissimilar air combat tactics training between U.S. and Malaysian airmen.

Cope Taufan 2012