The five-day joint air exercise ‘Exercise Cope South-2026’, conducted by the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) and the US Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), concluded successfully today at BAF Base AK Khandoker in Dhaka Cantonment.
Air Vice Marshal Rusad Din Asad, BBP, OSP, BPP, ndu, aowc, psc, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations), attended the closing ceremony as chief guest.
In his address, he highlighted the vital significance of joint training and the mutual exchange of operational expertise.
Colonel Henry E. Plagruadt, head of the US delegation, also addressed the ceremony, outlining the various activities of the exercise.
During the exercise, participants shared expertise in operating and maintaining C-130J and C-130B transport aircraft, alongside flight safety and hazardous materials management.
Additional training focused on aviation medicine, aerial cargo transport, air base defence, and post-accident firefighting and crash rescue operations.
A total of 120 personnel from the Bangladesh Air Force and 18 members from the US Pacific Air Forces participated in the five-day exercise.
