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A PAIR OF U.S. AIR FORCE F-15 RETURN TO GUAM

A pair of U. S. Air Force F-15 aircraft from the 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, return to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, after a mission during exercise Cope North 04 on Nov. 19, 2003. About 650 US airmen, sailors, Marines and around 250 Japan Air Self-Defense Force members are participating in the exercise. Cope North is a bilateral exercise between US and Japan designed to enhance the execution of air operations in the defense of Japan. (UPI Photo/Val Gempis/Air Force)

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