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US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robert Rister, Crew CHIEF, 78th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), marshals USAF Captain (CPT) Christina Szasz, F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft Pilot, from an aircraft shelter onto the flight line, as she prepares for a mission at Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey, during Combined Task Force (CTF), Operation NORTHERN WATCH

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A German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Fighter Bomber Wing 31 Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft takes 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

German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft and US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft prepare 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

A German Air Force (Luftwaffe) aircrew member crouches near a GR-4 Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft after performing his maintenance checks at Eielson FB, 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

German Air Force (Luftwaffe) maintenance technicians troubleshoot a problem on a GR-4 Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft before it takes 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

A German Air Force (Luftwaffe) GR-4 Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft flies in formation alongside an Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) 168th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 168th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), KC-13R Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft, based at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), during an aerial refueling 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

German Air Force (Luftwaffe) aircrew members conduct a final pre-flight safety inspection on a GR-4 Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft before it takes 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

A British Royal Air Force (RAF) GR-4 Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft takes 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

Two US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft taxi down the runway at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), to take off 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

A US Air Force (USAF) 909th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) KC-135R Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft takes 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

A German Air Force (Luftwaffe) GR-4 Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft taxis into position to take off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), for a training mission while participating in 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: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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