040727-F-9528H-010. [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matthew Hannen, Photographer, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CTCS), from Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), flies in the back seat of 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft as it takes off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), so that he can document other aircraft participating in a simulated dog fight aerial combat training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise
040727-F-9528H-010. [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matthew Hannen, Photographer, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CTCS), from Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), flies in the back seat of 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft as it takes off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), so that he can document other aircraft participating in a simulated dog fight aerial combat 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. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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