Caption:
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) -- (Left to right) Tech Sgt. Julian
Christian, Staff Sgt. Gene Pietro and Senior Airman James
Taimanglo inspect their KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft before an exercise
Cope North 05 morning sortie. Cope North is a bilateral exercise
designed to enhance U.S. and Japanese air operations. It gives pilots
from both countries opportunities to conduct training in air combat
tactics, electronic combat and airborne air control. The Airmen are
with the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air
Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)
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