Minnesota Air National Guard (MNANG) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Elissa Magee (right), Weather Technician, 208th Weather Flight (WF), from St. Paul, Minnesota (MN), reviews weather charts at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), while participating in Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other