Flying operations begin at Cope Tiger 2010
A C-17 Globemaster III from the 15th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, departs Udon Thani Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, for a low level airdrop March 1 as part of Cope Tiger 2010. Approximately 500 total force Airmen, along with members from the Royal Thai Air Force and Army, as well as the Republic of Singapore Air Force, are participating in the exercise March 1-12 at Korat and Udon Thani RTAFBs. Cope Tiger enhances combined readiness and interoperability, reinforces the U.S. commitment to the Asia-Pacific region, and demonstrates U.S. capability to project combined and joint forces strategically in a multilateral environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Genieve David)