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Cope Angel 17

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Cope Angel – an annual bilateral event between the JASDF and U.S. Air Force – took place on mainland Japan for the first time on Aug. 9.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dylan Gorr, a 35th Medical Support Squadron emergency medical technician, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Akita Prefecture Rescue Squadron pararescuemen transport a simulated injured pilot during exercise Cope Angel 17 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, 2017. Cope Angel 17 kicked off once an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot simulated ejection procedures near Draughon Range. Once the exercise began, APRS pararescuemen and their UH-60J Black Hawk located the pilot and transported him back to Misawa AB for medical treatment. This was the first time this type of exercise occured on mainland Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dylan Gorr, a 35th Medical Support Squadron emergency medical technician, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Akita Prefecture Rescue Squadron pararescuemen transport a simulated injured pilot during exercise Cope Angel 17 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, 2017. Cope Angel 17 kicked off once an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot simulated ejection procedures near Draughon Range. Once the exercise began, APRS pararescuemen and their UH-60J Black Hawk located the pilot and transported him back to Misawa AB for medical treatment. This was the first time this type of exercise occured on mainland Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)

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F-15Es with APG-82 AESA radars deployed to RED FLAG-Alaska 17-3

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The 391st Fighter Squadron is participating in RED FLAG-Alaska 17-3 and its F-15Es are all equipped with the new APG-82 AESA radar.

F-15E Strike Eagles belonging to the 391st Fighter Squadron sit on the flightline at Eielson Air Force Base, Idaho, August 8, 2017. Airmen from the 391st from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho demonstrate their tactical prowess during Red Flag Alaska 17-3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Malissa Armstrong/Released)
F-15E Strike Eagles belonging to the 391st Fighter Squadron sit on the flightline at Eielson Air Force Base, Idaho, August 8, 2017. Airmen from the 391st from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho demonstrate their tactical prowess during Red Flag Alaska 17-3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Malissa Armstrong/Released)