U.S., Indonesia Begin Exercise Cope West 10
By JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii (release number: 010410JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii - Three U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules and approximately 77 Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, and one C-130 from the Indonesian Air Force are scheduled to participate in exercise Cope West 10 at Halim Air Base, Indonesia, April 19 through 23.
Cope West is a bilateral tactical airlift exercise involving the U.S. and Indonesian air forces. The exercise is designed to advance interoperability between the two air forces and allows for the exchange of techniques related to airlift, air land and air drop delivery specific to U.S. and Indonesian aircraft. Cope West also promotes regional stability through cooperation and unity of purpose.
Cope West enhances combined readiness and interoperability, reinforces the U.S. commitment to the Pacific, and demonstrates U.S. capability to conduct tactical airlift operations in a bilateral environment.
This article was originally published at: http://www.13af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123199629
(Posted Apr. 14, 2010)