日本新田原基地,对抗北方 85-4 美日联合空战演习中,日本航空自卫队第202战术战斗机中队二架 F-15DJ/J 战斗机进行最后预检。该演习基于《日美防卫合作指针》始于1978年, 演习旨在提高战备水平、合作程度和共同应对外部威胁的能力。(A pilot makes final preflight checks in the cockpit of an F-15DJ Eagle aircraft of the 202nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF), during the joint U.S./Japan exercise Cope North 85-4.)