日本冲绳县嘉手纳空军基地
Photo by Lee Schading | 1983-10-10 00:00:00 | ZZ/78-0527(cn 0515/C060)
1983年10月10日,美苏冷战如火如荼,美国空军在嘉手纳空军基地举行代号为“对抗北方 84-1”的美日联合空战演习,日本航空自卫队派出F-104和F-4战斗机参演,美方则出动新锐的F-15C“鹰”式战斗机。始于1978年的”对抗北方“演习高峰期每年举行2到4次,以应对苏联将大量先进战机部署到远东。(An F-15 Eagle pilot discusses a possible maintenance problem with ground crewmen during the joint Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and US Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 84-1. The aircraft and pilot are assigned to the 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan.)