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Four California Air National Guard (CAANG) 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing (FW) crew chiefs, from Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), California (CA), take a break after launching their respective F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), for a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

Two California Air National Guard (CAANG) 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing (FW), Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), California (CA), F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft take off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), for an afternoon training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

California Air National Guard (CAANG) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Aaron Starnes, Maintenance Technician 144th Fighter Wing (FW), installs a panel on an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, inside a hangar at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

Two California Air National Guard (CAANG) 194th Fighter Squadron (FS), 144th Fighter Wing (FW), from Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), California (CA), F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft take off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), on a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

Three California Air National Guard (CAANG) 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing (FW), Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), California (CA), F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft taxi out in preparation to take off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), for a morning training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

California Air National Guard (CAANG) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Darryl Ferguson, Fuels Craftsman, 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing (FW), from Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), California (CA), finishes his paperwork after fueling an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft as it prepares to take off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), for a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations...

California Air National Guard (CAANG) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Esmeralda Martinez, Crew CHIEF, 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing (FW), from Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), California (CA), prepares to marshal out an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft as it prepares to take off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), for a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

California Air National Guard (CAANG) 144th Fighter Wing (FW) crew chiefs prepare their F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft for a morning training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

California Air National Guard (CAANG) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Kest Cousins, Crew CHIEF, 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing (FW), from Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), California (CA), pulls a fuel hose to an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft to fuel it in preparation to launch it from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), for a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

California Air National Guard (CAANG) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Ray Lynott, 194th Fighter Squadron (FS), prepares to communicate with fighter aircraft pilots, from the control tower at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), prior to their participating in a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

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Base: Eielson Air Force Base

State: Alaska (AK)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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