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Mississippi Japan

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Squadron, “Hurricane Hunters,” spent gines, members of Kadena Air Base
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the new specialized mobility aircraft.

South Korea Northern Mariana Islands

7KHVW)LJKWHU:LQJKRVWHG%XGG\:LQJ Military members from six nations joined together for
DW2VDQ$LU%DVH)HEWKURXJK a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief deploy-
VKRZFDVLQJ$LUPHQIURPWKHWK¿JKWHU ment throughout the region of the Commonwealth of
squadron and aircraft maintenance unit. the Northern Mariana Islands Feb. 14 through 18. The
South Korean air force pilots and maintain- deployment is part of Cope North 16, a multilateral exer-
HUVIURPWKHWK)6DW:RQMX$LU%DVH cise with the U.S. Air Force and air forces from across
traveled to Osan AB in a continued effort WKH,QGR$VLD3DFL¿FUHJLRQ
to support the alliance.

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