A US Air Force (USAF) E-3C Airborne Warning And Control Systems (AWACS) aircraft, assigned to the 961st AWACS Squadron, flies overhead before landing at Korat AB, Thailand, during Exercise COPE TIGER '02. Cope Tiger is an annual, multinational exercise in the Asia-Pacific region which promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the region to sharpen air combat skills and practice interoperability with US Forces

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A US Air Force (USAF) E-3C Airborne Warning And Control Systems (AWACS) aircraft, assigned to the 961st AWACS Squadron, flies overhead before landing at Korat AB, Thailand, during Exercise COPE TIGER '02. Cope Tiger is an annual, multinational exercise in the Asia-Pacific region which promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the region to sharpen air combat skills and practice interoperability with US Forces

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Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER '02

Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base

Country: Thailand (THA)

Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James E. Lotz, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
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