Air Force Airman 1st Class Young Achuka, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, awaits takeoff in a Air Force C-130J Super Hercules for an airdrop mission during exercise COPE NORTH 18 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 27. CN18 is a Pacific Air Forces sponsored tri-lateral field training exercise (FTX) designed to develop synergistic and increase interoperability of Air Forces, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and the Koku Jieitai (Japanese Air Self-Defense Force). ( Air Force

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