{"id":20611,"date":"2018-02-15T19:43:48","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T19:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/15\/more-than-2000-troops-100-aircraft-train-on-guam-for-cope-north-2018\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:32:14","slug":"more-than-2000-troops-100-aircraft-train-on-guam-for-cope-north-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/02\/15\/more-than-2000-troops-100-aircraft-train-on-guam-for-cope-north-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 2,000 troops, 100 aircraft train on Guam for Cope North 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 2,000 U.S. troops celebrated Valentine\u2019s Day by kicking off Cope North 2018, an annual exercise in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/01\/04\/troops-must-be-21-to-buy-tobacco-e-cigarettes-in-guam\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Guam<\/a>, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps are joining the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force to enhance multilateral air operations between the nations, according to an Air Force news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2017\/08\/02\/20-plus-countries-join-us-in-first-of-its-kind-mobility-guardian-exercise\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">exercise<\/a> runs through March 2 at Andersen Air Force Base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. will train alongside more than 800 Japanese and Australian troops, flying more than 100 aircraft from 21 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troops will practice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/2017\/09\/01\/hurricane-harvey-relief-efforts-continue-with-10000-plus-troops-on-duty\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">humanitarian assistance and disaster relief<\/a> with aerial and force employment events focused on increasing readiness among the three nations, the release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/01\/11\/b-2-spirit-stealth-bombers-200-airmen-deploy-to-guam\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/stealth-bomber2.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, 200 airmen deploy to Guam<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Three B-2 Spirit nuclear-capable stealth bombers and approximately 200 airmen arrived at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam Monday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise, which began in 1978, used to be held at Misawa Air Base in Japan. In 1999, it moved to Guam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andersen Air Force Base hosts the United States\u2019 continuous bomber presence mission, with Air Force bombers \u2014 including the B-1B Lancer, B-52 Stratofortress and B-2 Spirit \u2014 rotating to Guam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Korea_B1B-1206117.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Korea_B1B-1206117.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Korea_B1B-1206117.jpg.jpg?resize=300,160 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Korea_B1B-1206117.jpg.jpg?resize=768,410 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, far left, accompanied by South Korea and U.S. fighter jets, flies over the Korean Peninsula Wednesday during a combined aerial exercise. The Guam-based bomber simulated land strikes at a military field near South Korea\u2019s eastern coast. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a few days in January, all three types of bombers flew together for the second time in history. The first time was in August 2016 as part of an historic integrated bomber operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/01\/17\/b-52-bombers-join-b-2s-b-1s-in-guam-for-second-time-in-history\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-52_Guam_011818.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">B-52 bombers join B-2s, B-1s in Guam for second time in history<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p 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