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CPT Stan Kanno of the 44th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kadena, Japan, briefs members of the Chitose Air Base fire department on emergency fire-fighting techniques used with the F-15 Eagle aircraft. Chitose Air Base is the site of training exercise Cope North '83-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ More

Members of the ground crew discuss operations during training exercise Cope North '83-1. The training exercise is being held at Chitose Air Base

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ More

A right side view of an F-104 Starfighter aircraft in flight during training exercise Cope North '83-1. The F-104 belongs to a unit of the Japanese Air Self Defense Force stationed at Chitose Air Base

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ More

CPT Cheryl B. Aultman gives a weather briefing to members of the 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, during training exercise Cope North '83-1. The exercise was held at Chitose Air Base

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ More

CPT Stan Kanno of the 44th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kadena, Japan, briefs members of the Chitose Air Base fire department on emergency fire-fighting techniques used with the F-15 Eagle aircraft. Chitose Air Base is the site of training exercise Cope North '83-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ More

A security policeman guards aircraft parked in a hangar during training exercise Cope North '83-1. Aircraft parked in the hangar include F-15 Eagles, F-4 Phantom IIs and F-104 Starfighters

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released More

A right side view of two F-15 Eagle aircraft in flight during training exercise Cope North '83-1. The F-15s were deployed from Kadena Air Base, Japan, to participate in the exercise held at Chitose Air Base

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ More

TSGT Howard D. Cook uses a pocket translation dictionary to communicate with a member of the Japanese Air Self Defense Force during training exercise Cope North '83-1. The exercise was held at Chitose Air Base

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ More

Members of the 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Japanese Air Self Defense Force and the 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron, United State Air Force, are briefed on upcoming activities for training exercise Cope North '83-1. The exercise was held at Chitose Air Base

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ More

A pilot completes a pre-flight check of his F-15 Eagle aircraft during training exercise Cope North '83-1. The exercise, held at Chitose Air Base, is designed to prepare pilots for air-to-air combat

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ More

F-15 Eagle aircraft are serviced on the flight line at Chitose Air Base during training exercise Cope North '83-1. Japanese Air Self Defense Force C-130 Hercules aircraft can be seen in the background

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ More

Members of the ground service the landing gear of an aircraft during training exercise Cope North '83-1. The exercise, held at Chitose Air Base, is designed to prepare pilots for air-to-air combat

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ More

CPT Stan Kanno of the 44th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kadena, Japan, briefs members of the Chitose Air Base fire department on emergency fire-fighting techniques used with the F-15 Eagle aircraft. Chitose Air Base is the site of training exercise Cope North '83-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ More

A ground-to-air view of an F-15 Eagle aircraft landing at Chitose Air Base to participate in training exercise Cope North '83-1. The exercise is designed to prepare pilots for air-to-air combat

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ More

Members of the Japanese Air Self Defense Force and United States Air Force who participated in training exercise Cope North '83-1 pose for a group photo on the flight line. The aircraft parked on the runway behind them (from left to right) are an F-104 Starfighter, an F-4 Phantom II and an F-15 Eagle

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released More

COL Takahashi, exercise director for the Japanese Air Self Defense Force, and COL George H. Peacock, exercise director for the United States Air Force, monitor radio transmissions between aircraft participating in training exercise Cope North '83-1. The exercise is being held at Chitose Air Base

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ More

Japanese maintenance personnel observe as Sergeant Robert Morris of the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit replaces a generator in an F-15 Eagle aircraft. They are participating in the joint JASDF and US Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 84-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

ABC News reporter Sylvia Chase prepares to fly in the backseat of an F-15B Eagle aircraft during the joint Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and US Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 84-1. Chase and a film crew are at the base to gather information for an upcoming "20/20" segment on the defense of Japan

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

AIRMAN First Class Mike Rabot of the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit directs an F-15 Eagle aircraft to a parking spot during the joint Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and US Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 84-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

An F-15 Eagle pilot discusses a possible maintenance problem with ground crewmen during the joint Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and US Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 84-1. The aircraft and pilot are assigned to the 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

Captain Mike Stewart, back seat, and Captain Kazutoshi Ogata climb into the cockpit of a Japanese F-4EJ Phantom II aircraft. They are participating in the joint Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and US Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 84-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

Captain (CPT) Rob Hughes, left, and CPT Jack Catton, right, both members of the 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, discuss the day's mission with their Japanese counterparts. They are participating in the joint Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and US Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 84-1.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

Lieutenant Colonel Itagake of the Japanse Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) greets Japanese and American participants in the joint JASDF and US Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 84-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

ABC News cameraman films news reporter Sylvia Chase as she climbs into the backseat of an F-15B Eagle aircraft during the joint Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and US Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 84-1. Chase and a film crew are at the base to gather information for an upcoming "20/20" segment on the defense of Japan

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Wendy Jenner, an F-15 Eagle aircraft crew chief, explains maintenance procedures to Japanese airmen during the joint Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and U.S. Air Force exercise Cope North 84-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Lee Schading Release Status: Releas More

Japanese and American pilots attend a mass briefing for participants in the joint Japanse Air Self Defense Force (JASDF and US Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 84-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

Members of the maintenance crew prepare an F-15 Eagle aircraft for engine shutdown during the joint Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and US Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 84-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

Captain (CPT) Mike Stewart is briefed by Captain Kazutoshi Ogata before flying in the back seat of a Japanese F-4EJ Phantom II aircraft. They are participating in the joint Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and US Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 84-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

Members of the 2nd Air Wing, Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF), wave goodbye as an F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron takes off for Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-15 is returning to its home base at the conclusion of the joint JASDF/US Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 84-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

A crew chief directs the pilot of an F-15 Eagle aircraft onto the apron during Exercise Cope North 84-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Lee Schading Release Status: R More

A US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron taxis to the apron during Exercise COPE NORTH 84-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

Two Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-15 Eagle aircraft land after their missions. The Japanese F-15s did not participate in Exercise COPE NORTH 84-3 because the aircraft are new to the JASDF inventory

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Scott Davis, 8th Avionics Maintenance Squadron Crew CHIEF, performs maintenance on the tail of an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH 84-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) Sergeant (SGT) Junihi Aiba, 3rd Maintenance Squadron, and US Air Force STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mark Upton, 8th Avionics Maintenance Squadron, talk about the JAPDF F-1 aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH 84-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

Preparations are made to refuel two F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron by the 3rd Air Wing during Exercise COPE NORTH 84-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

First Lieutenant (1LT) Randy Pearson, Detachment 12, 25th Weather Squadron, (left), listens as 1LT Hirochi Takeda of the Japan Air Self Defense Force explains an incoming weather front during Exercise COPE NORTH 84-33

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-33 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Releas More

Two F-15 Eagle aircraft taxi to the apron during Exercise COPE NORTH 84-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

STAFF Sergeant Jeffrey Rogers, from the 18th Aircraft Squadron, performs maintenance on an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile attached to an F-15 Eagle aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit More

An air-to-air left side view of two F-15 Eagle aircraft from 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron participating in Exercise COPE NORTH 84-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

Captain Kazutoshi Ogata (front seat) and Captain Mike Stewart, USAF, prepare to take off in their Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-4EJ Phantom aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH 84-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

An air-to-air right side view of two F-15 Eagle aircraft. The F-15 in the background is banking to the left. The aircraft are from 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron and are participating in Exercise COPE NORTH 84-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

An F-15 Eagle aircraft is refueled during Exercise COPE NORTH 84-1. Several other Eagles are parked in the background, with some of them being from the Japan Air Self Defense Force

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

US Air Force and Japanese Air Self Defense Force pilots discuss a mission during Exercise COPE NORTH 85-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 85-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

Personnel from the 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit position a new engine for installation in an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH 85-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 85-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

Captain (CPT) Ray Lunger, a 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron pilot, talks with crew chief Sergeant (SGT) Marc Calibb, foreground, and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Terry Barr about the performance of his F-15 Eagle aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH 85-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 85-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

Japanese maintenance personnel observe as 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit technicians prepare a new engine for installation in an aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH 85-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 85-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

Captain (CPT) Michael Henchey and Colonel (COL) Richard Hawley, commander, 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, brief Japanese pilots before an Exercise COPE NORTH 85-1 flight

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 85-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

Major (MAJ) William Normington, Detachment 17, 1ST Weather Wing, gives a weather briefing to pilots participating in Exercise COPE NORTH 85-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 85-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

Members of the 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit install a new engine in an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH 85-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 85-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

A Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-1 aircraft deploys a drogue chute while landing during Exercise COPE NORTH 85-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 85-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

A US Air Force and a Japanese Air Self Defense Force pilot conduct a preflight inspection of an aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH 85-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 85-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

A US Air Force and a Japanese Air Self Defense Force pilot conduct a preflight inspection of an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH 85-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 85-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Release More

A view of the parking apron with various aircraft including the Japanese F-1, F-15 Eagel, and F-4EJ Phantom II aircraft. The aircraft are participating in the joint Exercise COPE NORTH 85-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit More

Captain (CPT) Ohgane, Japanese 3rd Air Wing, sits in the cockpit of an F-15 Eagle aircraft during the joint Exercise COPE NORTH 85-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Foley, line supervisor, center, and other crewman replace an aircraft engine during the joint Exercise Cope North 85-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit More

Major (MAJ) Budge Wilson, right rear, and Lieutenant (LT) Dodson, right front, talk about a mission with Japanese pilots during the joint Exercise COPE NORTH 85-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit More

Maintenance personnel remove a damaged engine from an aircraft during the joint Exercise COPE NORTH 85-1

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit More

Sergeant (SGT) William Brown, center, works with other members of the 18th Aircraft Generation Squadron and Japan Air Self Defense Force 2nd Wing to remove a missile from the wing of a 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH'87-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Release More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Rick Whittaker, 18th Aircraft Generation Squadron, services liquid oxygen converters on the flight line while an F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron taxis by during Exercise COPE NORTH'87-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Release More

AIRMAN (AMN) Stan Layman, 18th Aircraft Generation Squadron, discusses F-15 Eagle aircraft flight control systems with Sergeant (SGT) Tomoki Motomura, Japan Air Self Defense Force, while sitting in the cockpit of an F-15 during Exercise COPE NORTH'87-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Release More

A pair of F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron take off together during Exercise COPE NORTH'87-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Release More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Glenn King shoots video footage of an F-15 Eagle aircraft being serviced on the flight line during Exercise COPE NORTH'87-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Release More

18th Aircraft Generation Squadron and Japan Air Self Defense Force 2nd Wing armament personnel carry an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile to a rack after removing it from the wing of a 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH'87-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Release More

A Japanese crew chief from the 201st Tactical Fighter Squadron prepares to launch a Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH'87-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Release More

A pilot of the Japanese 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron prepares for takeoff as crew chiefs ready a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-1 aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released More

Members of the 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard and members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force eat lunch in the mess hall during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released More

Air traffic controllers of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force monitor flight operations during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released More

A member of the 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard and a member of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force complete refueling forms during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released More

A 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard ground crewman conducts a preflight inspection during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released More

A 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard A-7D Corsair II aircraft touches down at the base during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released More

An air-to-air front view of a A-7K Corsair II aircraft from the 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard and the 124th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Arizona Air National Guard, en route to Chitose Air Base for Exercise Cope North '88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '88-3 Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A-7K Corsair II aircraft of the 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard and the 124th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Arizona Air National Guard, take off during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released More

Colonel (COL) Gerald W. Swartzbaugh, commander, 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, and Major General (MGEN) Norio Asakurra, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, observe flight operations during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released More

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force YS-11 aircraft flies over the base during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released More

F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel aircraft from the 3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron taxi on the runway prior to taking off during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released More

A 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard A-7D Corsair II aircraft flies over the base during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released More

An aircraft maintenance technician consults a maintenance manual while conducting a post-flight inspection on a 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard A-7D Corsair II aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released More

An aircraft maintenance technician climbs out of a 132nd Tactical Fighter Squadron Wing, Iowa Air National Guard A7D Corsair II air intake after conducting a routine inspection during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released More

A C-130 Hercules aircraft is parked on the flight line during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released More

Captain (CPT) David Wappner, 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, gives the thumbs up signal from the cockpit of his A-7D Corsair II aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released More

A 3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4 Phantom II aircraft takes off during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released More

A C-141B Starlifter aircraft taxis near an F-4EJ Phantom II aircraft of the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) as U.S. military personnel arrive to participate in exercise Cope North 90-1, a joint U.S. Air Force/JASDF exercise

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 90-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Theodore J. Koniares Release Status: More

MSGT Willie Boyd, production supervisor with the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, checks fuel records with a supply sergeant of the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) during exercise Cope North 90-1, a joint U.S. Air Force/JASDF exercise

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 90-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Re More

SSGT Reese Ardes, crew chief with the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, updates records on an F-4 Phantom II aircraft during Cope North 90-1, a joint U.S. Air Force/JASDF exercise

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 90-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Re More