Cope North

Petty Officer1st class Christopher Baker, U.S. Navy aviation electricians mate takes a final look over of an EA-6B Prowler, Feb. 3 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam prior to a local area mission during exercise Cope North 09-1. Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan along with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs from the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will participate in this year's Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13, with a focus on interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released

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Petty Officer 3rd class Curtis Chambers aviation technician, signals to aircrew during an EA-6B Prowler launch, Feb. 3 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam prior to a local area mission during exercise Cope North 09-1. Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan along with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs from the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will participate in this year's Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13, with a focus on interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released

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Petty Officer's 3rd Class (left) Timothy Kingery and Roger Sollick both U.S. Navy aviation mates signal to aircrew during a EA-6B Prowler launch, Feb. 3 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam prior to a local area mission during exercise Cope North 09-1. Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan along with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs from the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will participate in this year's Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13. Cope North 09-1 is the first iteration of a regularly scheduled joint and bilateral exercise and is part of the on-going series of exercises designed to enhance air operations in defense of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released

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U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler maintenance personnel talk over operations Feb. 3 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam prior to a local area mission during exercise Cope North 09-1. Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan along with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs from the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will participate in this year's Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13. Cope North 09-1 is the first iteration of a regularly scheduled joint and bilateral exercise and is part of the on-going series of exercises designed to enhance air operations in defense of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Oneil aviation machinist mate, performs pre-launch procedures on an EA-6B Prowler, Feb. 3 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam prior to a local area mission during exercise Cope North 09-1. Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan along with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs from the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will participate in this year's Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13, with a focus on interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released

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U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler gets airborne Feb. 3 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam prior to a local area mission during exercise Cope North 09-1. Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan along with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs from the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will participate in this year's Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13. The Cope North exercise is one of the longest-running series of exercises in the Pacific theater. Since the first Cope North exercise in 1978, thousands of American and Japanese personnel have honed skills that are vital to maintaining a high level of readiness. This will be the tenth time the United States and Japan have held a Cope North exercise on Guam, and it will be the fourth time that the JASDF will use live ordnance. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd class Curtis Chambers avionics technician performs pre-flight checks on an EA-6B Prowler, Feb. 3 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam after a local area mission during exercise Cope North 09-1. Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan along with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs from the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will participate in this year's Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13, with a focus on interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released

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(left) Petty Officer 3rd class Curtis Chambers aviation technician, (center) Airman 1st Class Charles Robar, fuels specialist 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron and Petty Officer 3rd Jason Chadderton, aviation machinist mate remove a fuel hose Feb. 3 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam prior to a EA-6B Prowler local area mission during exercise Cope North 09-1. Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan along with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs from the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will participate in this year's Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13. Cope North 09-1 is the first iteration of a regularly scheduled joint and bilateral exercise and is part of the on-going series of exercises designed to enhance air operations in defense of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Petty Officer1st Class Christopher Carr, aviation electricians mate works on a EA-6B Prowler leading edge flap Feb. 3 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam after a local area mission during exercise Cope North 09-1. Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan along with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs from the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will participate in this year's Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13, with a focus on interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Richard Rosenbush, electronic counter measures operator makes a final look over of an EA-6B Prowler, Feb. 3 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam prior to a local area mission during exercise Cope North 09-1. Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan along with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs from the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base will join forward deployed USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, B-52 Stratofortress' currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will participate in this year's Cope North exercise Feb. 2-13, with a focus on interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Navy Prowlers descend on Andersen

Published Feb. 4, 2009