Exercise Cope India begins
Maj. Sean Papworth (L), Lt. Col. Dave Kincaid and Capt. Patrick McBride standby to give aircraft related expertise during a Cope India press conference Oct. 19, 2009, at Air Force Station Agra, India. More than 150 U.S. Air Force and Army personnel are participating in Cope India, a United States and India airlift exercise that provides training for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. Major Papworth is from the 535th Airlift Squadron at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii; Colonel Kincaid is from the 36th AS at Yokota Air Base, Japan; Captain McBride is from the 115th AS at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Genieve David)