Caption:
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) -- KC-135 Stratotanker pilot Capt. Brian
Burr (left), preflights his aircraft with crew chief Senior Airman
James Taimanglo before an exercise Cope North 05 morning sortie. Cope
North is a bilateral exercise 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. Captain Burr is with the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, and
Airman Taimanglo with the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)
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