First Time in Cope North History Fighter Aircraft Have Landed at Northwest Field

Credit: Master Sgt. Larry Reid Jr. | Date Taken: 02/15/2021
Two U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, land at Northwest Field to receive fuel from the aerial bulk fuel delivery system onboard a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan during Exercise Cope North 21 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, February 15, 2021. Cope North 21 is an annual trilateral field training exercise conducted at Andersen AFB, Guam and this year at Palau. Today’s agile combat employment training sortie marks the first time in Cope North history that fighter aircraft have landed and departed from Northwest Field. (U.S. Air Force video by Master Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)