Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sgt. Merian Almosara, 624th Regional Support Group, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, collects a copy of deployment orders from Hawaii Air National Guardsman Lt. Col. Gregory Woodrow at Udon Thani Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, Feb. 26 just
before the start of Cope Tiger 2010. Approximately 500 Air Force
reservists, guardsmen and active duty will participate in the annual
exercise March 1-12 along with servicemembers from the Royal Thai Air Force and Army and the Republic of Singapore Air Force. Cope Tiger enhances combined readiness and interoperability, reinforces the U.S.commitment to the Asia-Pacific region, and demonstrates U.S. capability to project combined and joint forces strategically in a multilateral environment. (U.S. Air Force phot/Capt. Christy Stravolo)