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![Nearly 100 aircraft, thousands of troops deploy to Guam for three-nation Cope North drills | Stars and Stripes Nearly 100 aircraft, thousands of troops deploy to Guam for three-nation Cope North drills | Stars and Stripes](https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/migrated.image.Image_73049689.jpg/alternates/LANDSCAPE_910/Cope%20North%20participants%20from%20the%20U.S.%20Air%20Force%20R)
Nearly 100 aircraft, thousands of troops deploy to Guam for three-nation Cope North drills | Stars and Stripes
![Air Force base on Guam in midst of $260 million upgrades to sustain 'critical missions' | Stars and Stripes Air Force base on Guam in midst of $260 million upgrades to sustain 'critical missions' | Stars and Stripes](https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/623727.jpg/alternates/LANDSCAPE_910/The%20Air%20Force%20is%20building%20more%20than%20260%20million%20i)
Air Force base on Guam in midst of $260 million upgrades to sustain 'critical missions' | Stars and Stripes
Andersen's location gives Air Force a strategic advantage in the Pacific > Andersen Air Force Base > Articles
![NATO air forces conduct an elephant walk on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 19, 2023. : r/aviation NATO air forces conduct an elephant walk on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 19, 2023. : r/aviation](https://i.redd.it/c1hcj01e7xcb1.jpg)
NATO air forces conduct an elephant walk on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 19, 2023. : r/aviation
![Air Force pilots and cousins recall their journey from UOG, visit home for Cope North | University of Guam Air Force pilots and cousins recall their journey from UOG, visit home for Cope North | University of Guam](https://www.uog.edu/_resources/images/news-and-announcements/2022-2023/2023-pilot-rich.jpg)