C-130 - Cope Thunder

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska—A Japanese air self-defense force C-130 taxis here after a long flight from Hokkaido, Japan. About 275 Japanese airmen are participating in Cooperative Cope Thunder, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored air-combat training exercise set for June 5 to 20. Cope Thunder represents the first time the Japanese have deployed aircraft to North America for an exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)