Posted: 02/01/2015
Two Bangladesh air force F-7BG Defenders escort a U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules during Cope South 15 Jan. 28, 2015, near Kishoreganj, Bangladesh. 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 F-7Bs are assigned to the 5th Squadron at BAF Base Bangabandhu, Bangladesh. The C-130H is assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Jake Bailey)