US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Paul Fussey (left) and USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Barry Clark (right), both assigned to the 176th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), Alaska (AK) Air National Guard (ANG), work with Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Firefighters, as they prepare equipment for a morning inspection at Korat, Royal Thai Air Force Base (RTAFB), Thailand, during Exercise COPE TIGER 2003. Cope Tiger is an annual multinational exercise in the Asia-Pacific region that promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the region to sharpen air combat skill and practice interoperability with US Forces