F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Fighter Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and Japanese F-15s from Chitose Air Base, Japan, fly in formation during Cooperative Cope Thunder on June 10. This Pacific Air Forces-sponsored air combat training exercise takes place June 9 to 24 at Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force Bases in Alaska. Participants include people and aircraft from the United States, Japan, Germany, Singapore, Australia, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Thailand, Bangladesh, South Korea and the United Kingdom. [Japanese Air Self Defense photo by 1st Lt. Takeshi Okubo]
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News: Nellis F-16 Aggressors deploy north for first Alaska Red Flag [2006-04-22]
Nine F-16s and approximately 100 Airmen from the 64th Aggressor Squadron left Nellis April 18 for the first-ever Red Flag-Alaska exercise, formerly known as Cope Thunder.
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