Cope North 23: Trilateral integration at Iwo Jima strengthens capabilities

A team of U.S. Air Force, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and Royal Australian Air Force members pull a large cargo pallet from a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules onto storage barrels using combat offloading during the Cope North 23 exercise, on the remote island of Iwo Jima, Japan, Feb. 21, 2023. Combat offloads are manual airlift cargo drop methods to safely move cargo pallets without the assistance of heavy equipment, which is useful for delivering cargo to temporary landing strips or for quickly offloading in contested areas. Cope North 23 is a multi-lateral Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) effort to develop Agile Combat Employment concepts between allied forces via large force deployment and aerial combat training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey

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NIKON Z 6

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24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

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56/10

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1/250

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200

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