An Alaska Air Nation Guard (AKANG) 176th Wing (WG) HH-60G Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopter prepares to take off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), with a USAF 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CTCS) video crew to document activities on the Blair Lake Weapons Range 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