Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Shigeki Muto (top left), Air Defense commander, Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, 5th Air Force commander, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Commodore Mike Kitcher, Commander Air Combat Group and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Koichi Nishitani, Air Support commander, walks into a RAAF E-7 Wedgetail for departure during Cope North 2019 Mar. 8, 2019, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. CN 19 is a long-standing exercise designed to enhance multilateral air operations amongst partner nations and will include humanitarian assistance and disast

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Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Shigeki Muto (top left), Air Defense commander, Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, 5th Air Force commander, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Commodore Mike Kitcher, Commander Air Combat Group and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Koichi Nishitani, Air Support commander, walks into a RAAF E-7 Wedgetail for departure during Cope North 2019 Mar. 8, 2019, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. CN 19 is a long-standing exercise designed to enhance multilateral air operations amongst partner nations and will include humanitarian assistance and disaster relief airlift operations as well as large-force employment. Approximately 2,000 Airmen, Marines, and Sailors participated alongside approximately 800 RAAF and JASDF members during the exercise.

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