Marine Corps Cpl. Aaren Degracia, embarkation chief with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, guides Lance Cpl. Meagan Baker, a heavy equipment operator with MWSS-171, while offloading cargo at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Indonesia, in preparation of exercise Cope West 17, Oct. 28, 2016. This fighter-focused, bilateral exercise between the Marine Corps and Indonesian Air Force is designed to enhance the readiness of combined interoperability between the two nations. Cope West 17 is the first fighter-focused exercise in 19 years involving the Marine Corps and Indones

---

Marine Corps Cpl. Aaren Degracia, embarkation chief with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, guides Lance Cpl. Meagan Baker, a heavy equipment operator with MWSS-171, while offloading cargo at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Indonesia, in preparation of exercise Cope West 17, Oct. 28, 2016. This fighter-focused, bilateral exercise between the Marine Corps and Indonesian Air Force is designed to enhance the readiness of combined interoperability between the two nations. Cope West 17 is the first fighter-focused exercise in 19 years involving the Marine Corps and Indonesian Air Force, strengthening the close and growing partnership between the and Indonesia. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson)

---

Size: 5633px × 3755px
Photo credit: © AB Forces News Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: .., 17, bilateral, cooperation, cope, indonesia-angkatan, marines, nasional, security, tentara, training, udara, west