Combat airpower dominates the skies during Cope North 17 [Image 5 of 13]

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM

02.22.2017

Photo by Airman 1st Class Gerald Willis  

36th Wing

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, takes off during Exercise Cope North 2017 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 22, 2017. Beginning in 1978 as a quarterly bilateral exercise held at Misawa AB, Japan, Cope North was moved to Andersen AFB in 1999. Today, the annual exercise serves as a keystone event to promote stability and security throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific by enabling regional forces to hone vital readiness skills critical to maintaining regional stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gerald Willis/Released)

• Date Taken: 02.22.2017
• Date Posted: 02.23.2017 04:06
• Photo ID: 3183643
• VIRIN: 170222-F-FF346-298
• Resolution: 6016x4016
• Size: 7.39 MB
• Location: ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU