Sign for the Partnership for Peace Exercise COOPERATIVE KEY '96 is being held at Otopeni Air Base just north of Romania's capitol. The exercise involves Air Force training in operational and logistical interoperability procedures based on a humanitarian relief scenario. Flags from the participating NATO Air Forces from Greece, Italy, Turkey and the United States will join the nations of Slovakia, Muldavia, Czech Republic and the host nation Romania, hang above the sign

Air Fleet General Ion Stan, Commander of the Romanian Air Force, addresses the the participents of the Partnership for Peace Exercise COOPERATIVE KEY '96 during the opening ceremony, at Otopeni Air Base, in Romania. Cooperative Key '96 involves Air Forces training in operational and logistics interoperability procedures based on a humanitarian scenario. Participating Nato Air Forces From Greece, Italy, Turkey, and the United States are joined by Partner nations from the Czech Republic, Moldova, Slovazkia and Romania as the host nation

US Air Force Major Marc Sukolski briefs a Greek Officer on the schedule of events during the Partnership for Peace Exercise COOPERATIVE KEY '96. The activities will occupy Otopeni Air Base just north of Romania's capitol. The excercise involves Air Force training in operational and logistical interoperability procedures based on a humanitarian relief scenario. Participating NATO Air Forces from Greece, Italy, Turkey and the United States will join thenations of Slovakia, Muldavia, Czech Republic and the host nation Romania

Opening Ceremonies marks the beginning of a busy schedule of events for eight participating countries during the Partnership for Peace Exercise COOPERATIVE KEY '96. The activities will occupy Otopeni Air Base just north of Romania's capitol. The exercise involves Air Force training in operational and logistical interoperability procedures based on a humanitarian relief scenario. Participating NATO Air Forces from Greece, Italy, Turkey and the United States will join the nations of Slovakia, Muldavia, Czech Republic and the host nation Romania. Pictured here representatives holding their countries flags, from left to right, are: Turkey, Slovakia, Romania and Italy

Greek Air Force Captain Tsamidis Nektarios photographs cargo releasing over a drop zone in Romania. It is part of the Partnership for Peace Exercise COOPERATIVE KEY '96 taking place at Otopeni Air Base, just north of Romania's capitol. The mulinational Air Force training will deal with operational and logistical interoperability procedures based on a humanitarian relief scenario. Participating NATO Air Forces from Greece, Italy, Turkey and the United States will join the nations of Slovakia, Muldavia, Czech Republic and the host nation Romania

Shot of Romanian locals at dusk, during Exercise COOPERATIVE KEY '96. Many if not a large majority of Romanians are aware of the Partnership for Peace exercise at Otopeni Air Base, just north of Romanias capitol. The exercise involves Air Force training in operational and logistical interoperability procedures based on a humanitarian relief scenario. Participating NATO Air Forces from Greece, Italy, Turkey and the United States will join the nations of Slovakia, Muldavia, Czech Republic and the host nation Romania

An American waits to load a C-130 Hercules aircraft as a Slovakian AN-12 aircraft sits behind him during the Partnership for Peace Exercise COOPERATIVE KEY '96 which is being held at Otopeni Air Base, just north of Romania's capitol. The exercise involves Air Force training in operational and logistical interoperability procedures based on a humanitarian relief scenario. Participating NATO Air Forces from Greece, Italy, Turkey and the United States will join the nations of Slovakia, Muldavia, Czech Republic and the host nation Romania

Sign for the Partnership for Peace Exercise COOPERATIVE KEY '96 is being held at Otopeni Air Base just north of Romania's capitol. The exercise involves Air Force training in operational and logistical interoperability procedures based on a humanitarian relief scenario. Flags from the participating NATO Air Forces from Greece, Italy, Turkey and the United States will join the nations of Slovakia, Muldavia, Czech Republic and the host nation Romania, hang above the sign

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Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE KEY '96

Base: Otopeni Air Base, Bucharest

Country: Romania (ROM)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT John E. Lasky, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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15/10/1996

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