Two Indian Air Force (IAF) 78th Squadron flight crew members prepare their IAF Ilyushin IL-78 Midas aerial refueling aircraft to take off from Eielson FB, Alaska (AK), to participate in an aerial refueling 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.

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