Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J Eagle fighter aircraft taxi in at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), after returning from a training mission while participating in 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.

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