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An airman wearing protective gear leans out of a helicopter to fire a weapon under a blue sky.

Cope Angel

Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Aloyo checks a GAU-18/A machine gun on an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter after a personnel recovery exercise as part of Cope Angel 25-1 in Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2025. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the growing strength of U.S. and Japanese search and rescue integration through realistic, high-stakes training.

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