Cope South 2015
Two Bangladesh air force (BAF) F-7BG Defenders, a BAF C-130B Hercules, and two U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules aircraft prepare to take off Jan. 28, 2015, from BAF Base Bangabandhu, Bangladesh, during exercise Cope South. Cope South is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical airlift exercise conducted in Bangladesh, with a focus on cooperative flight operations, day and night low-level navigation, tactical airdrop, and air-land missions as well as subject matter expert exchanges in the fields of operations, maintenance and rigging disciplines. The C-130H is assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (Courtesy photo/Bangladesh air force)