Australia, Japan, US Prepare for Cope North 22 Air Force Drills

A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft from No. 2 Squadron taxiing at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam after returning from a mission providing battlespace management to coalition aircraft over the skies of the western Pacific Ocean during Exercise Cope North 2021. Squadron Leader Lino Schewenke/ADF

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) will come together with Japan’s air self-defence force for Cope North 2022 military exercises in Guam in February.

The trilateral drills are set to run from Feb. 2 to 18 and will focus on enhancing interoperability between the RAAF, the USAF, and Japan’s Koku-Jieitai air self-defence force.