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250212-F-OL684-2144

Distinguished visitors from Cope North 2025 are shown around a B-1B Lancer assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron to help learn about the Bomber Task Force 25-1 mission as part of an immersion day tour at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 12, 2025. Demonstrating cutting-edge capabilities, forward presence, and commitment to our Allies and partners communicates the United States’ resolve in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Kenney)

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250214-F-SP759-1379

A Japan Air Self Defense Force pilot shares a signal to JASDF leadership before taking-off in an F-35A Lightning II for exercise Cope North 25 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 13, 2025. The F-35A provides next-generation stealth, enhanced situational awareness and reduced vulnerability to the realistic combat training and scenarios in CN25. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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250214-F-SP759-1379

Japan Self Defense Force Maj. Gen. Yukinori Yanagi, director of Defense Plans and Operations Directorate, admires F-35A Lightning II aircraft on the flight line during exercise Cope North 25 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 13, 2025. CN25 showcases the importance of cooperation and partnership in maintaining a stable and secure Indo-Pacific region and highlights the U.S. commitment to working with allies and partners to promote peace and prosperity. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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250214-F-SP759-1379

Japan Air Self Defense Force maintainer waits for a F-35A Lightning II to take-off on the flightline for exercise Cope North 25 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 13, 2025. CN25 enhances relationships and interoperability with regional allies and partners by fostering the exchange of information and refining shared tactics, techniques and procedures to better integrate multilateral defense capabilities and compatibility in support of regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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250214-F-SP759-1379

From left: Royal Australian Air Force maintainer, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mike Loringer, 134th Fighter Squadron pilot, and Japan Air Self Defense Force maintainer pose for photo in front of a F-35A Lightning II during exercise Cope North 25 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 13, 2025. The JASDF and RAAF maintainers teamed up to work on USAF F-35 aircraft to strengthen their skills with their allies. CN25 focuses on the interoperability of these united nations in order to prepare for future conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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250214-F-SP759-1379

From left: FLTLT Mitchell, SQNLDR James and FLTLT Jason, Royal Australian Air Force pilots, pose for photo in front of F-35A Lightning II after successfully landing their jets on the flight-line for exercise Cope North 25 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 13, 2025. Participants exercise interoperability during CN25 through agile, integrated generation of airpower, demonstrating Allied airpower resilience and survivability in a contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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250214-F-SP759-1379

Royal Australian Air Force pilot, FLTLT Mitchell, parks an F-35A Lightning II on the flight-line for exercise Cope North 25 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 13, 2025. The F-35A provides next-generation stealth, enhanced situational awareness and reduced vulnerability to the realistic combat training and scenarios in CN25. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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250214-F-SP759-1379

From left: Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Takeshi Okubo, flight group commander, 3rd Air Wing; Col. Keisuke Sakamoto, head of the Exercise and Training Division for the Air Defense Command; Maj. Gen. Yukinori Yanagi, director of Defense Plans and Operations Directorate at the Air Defense Command headquarters; Col. Hideki Tomizaki, commander of the 3rd Tactical Airlift Group and Miho Air Base; Lt. Col. Shinji Isyama, chief of the KC-46A program at the HQ 3rd Tactical Lift Airlift Wing; pose for a photo in front of a JASDF F-35A Lightning II on the flightline during exercise Cope North 25 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 13, 2025. This exercise enhances JASDF relationships and interoperability with their regional Allies and partners by fostering the exchange of information and refining shared tactics, techniques and procedures to better integrate multilateral defense capabilities and compatibility in support of regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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250214-F-SP759-1379

From left: A Royal Australian Air Force maintainer, a Japan Air Self Defense Force maintainer and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mike Loringer, 134th Fighter Squadron pilot, speak with each other on the flight-line during exercise Cope North 25 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 13, 2025. CN25 is a multinational, U.S. Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, field training exercise focused on conducting Combat Air Force training to increase interoperability. This exercise enhances U.S. relationships and interoperability with our regional Allies and partners by fostering the exchange of information and refining shared tactics, techniques and procedures to better integrate multilateral defense capabilities and compatibility in support of regional security. ( U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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250213-F-NA343-1189

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D, executes a flyover during the Aero India 2025 air show at Yelahanka Air Force Station, Bengaluru, India, Feb. 13, 2025. The airshow serves as a platform to showcase U.S. aircraft and equipment while enhancing compatibility and interoperability with partner nations.. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo)

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250210-F-AI717-1052

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nolan Malloy, KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, assigned to the 465th Aerial Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, examines his left flank prior to conducting aerial refueling with aircraft over the U.S. Indo-Pacific area of responsibility, Feb. 10, 2025, as part of exercise Cope North 2025. KC-135 pilots are highly trained aviators, who serve a critical role in providing fuel to fixed-wing aircraft engaging in realistic combat training and exchanging shared tactics, techniques and procedures to better integrate trilateral defense capabilities and enhance interoperability in support of regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Hansford)

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250210-F-AI717-1114

A Japan Air Self Defense Force F-35A Lightning II prepares to make contact with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 465th Aerial Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, as part of exercise Cope North 2025, Feb. 10, 2025 over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. The F-35A provides next-generation stealth, enhanced situational awareness, and reduced vulnerability to the realistic combat training and scenarios in CN25. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Hansford)

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250210-F-AI717-1086

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Patrick Carlin, boom operator, assigned to the 465th Aerial Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, prepares to make contact with a Japan Air Self Defense Force F-35A Lightning II during aerial refueling as part of exercise Cope North 2025, Feb. 10, 2025 over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. Boom operators are tasked with aerial refueling duties, as well as monitoring the aircraft and aiding the pilots. These Airmen are critical in providing fuel to aircraft participating in the realistic combat training conducted during CN25. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Hansford)

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250210-F-AI717-1152

A Japan Air Self Defense Force F-35A Lightning II banks to its right after aerial refueling over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, Feb. 10, 2025, as part of exercise Cope North 2025. Pacific Air Forces, alongside our Joint and multinational partners routinely exercise and train at various locations, demonstrating our collective ability to deploy airpower throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Hansford)

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250210-F-AI717-1152

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Patrick Carlin, boom operator assigned to the 465th Aerial Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, completes a preflight checklist prior to a mission supporting exercise Cope North 2025, Feb. 10, 2025 over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. Boom operators are tasked with aerial refueling duties, as well as monitoring the aircraft and aiding the pilots. These Airmen are critical in providing fuel to aircraft participating in the realistic combat training conducted during CN25. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Hansford)

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250207-F-AI717-1379

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thomas Hansford, Aerial Combat Camera Journeyman, assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, prepares to document a formation flight inside an F-16D Fighting Falcon over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, Feb. 7, 2025, as part of exercise Cope North 2025. CN25 is a multinational, U.S. Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, field training exercise focused on conducting Combat Air Force training to increase partner nation interoperability. Participants exercise interoperability during CN25 through agile, integrated generation of airpower, demonstrating resilience and survivability in a contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Hansford)

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250207-F-AI717-1221

A Royal Australian Air Force E-7 Wedgetail is flanked from top to bottom by a U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon, a RAAF F-35A Lightning II, a USAF F-35A, a Japan Air Self Defense Force F-35A, U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II, a USMC F/A-18C Super Hornet, and followed by a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler during a formation over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, Feb. 7, 2025, as part of exercise Cope North 2025. The United States, Australian, and Japanese air forces, who work as trilateral exercise leads, will establish command and control to organize training for the multinational task force. CN25 exercise activities will take place at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and the surrounding airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Hansford)

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250131-F-SP759-1664

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Takeshi Okubo, flight group commander, 3rd Air Wing, poses for a photo in front of an F-35A Lightning II during exercise Cope North 25 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 30, 2025. CN25 showcases the importance of cooperation and partnership in maintaining a stable and secure Indo-Pacific region and highlights the U.S. commitment to working with Allies and partners to promote peace and prosperity. The F-35A provides next-generation stealth, enhanced situational awareness, and reduced vulnerability to the realistic combat training and scenarios in CN25. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Bomber Task Force 25-1

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Crespo, 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron engines journeyman, awaits the queue to begin taxi procedures prior to multiple B-1B Lancers taking off in support of Bomber Task Force 25-1 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 27, 2025. The Department of Defense remains fully committed to defense and deterrence of any actors that would look to undermine or threaten our shared interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alec Carlberg)

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Bomber Task Force 25-1

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., undergoes a clear water rinse upon return from a Bomber Task Force 25-1 mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 27, 2025. Bomber missions demonstrate the credibility of our forces to address a complex and uncertain security environment. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Brittany Kenney)

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