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Three F-16 Fighting Falcons taxi on the runway at Misawa Air Base, Feb. 7, 2017. Airmen from the 14th Fighter Squadron departed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of exercise COPE NORTH 2017. The annual exercise, which originated here in 1978, serves as a keystone event promoting stability and security throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region by enabling regional forces to hone vital readiness skills critical to maintaining regional stability.