United States Air Force, Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) and Royal Australian Air Force personnel begin the humanitarian assistance/disaster relief portion of Cope North 2018 on Tinian, U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, February 19, 2018. COPE NORTH allows U.S. and allied forces to practice HA/DR efforts to prepare for and recover from the devastating effects of natural disasters. (US Air Force video by A1C Phillip Guadiana-Gomez) More