ALAIKUNDA AIR STATION, India (AFPN) -- For the first time, U.S. pilots faced the Indian Air Force's most advanced, and newest, fighter -- the Su-30 MKI -- during an exercise Cope India 06 mission here.
F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots Capt. Martin Mentch and 1st Lt. Robert “Pipes†Stimpson were the first to mix it up with the Su-30s Nov. 9.
About 250 U.S. Airmen from throughout the Pacific region are participating in the exercise, which Colonel Hanlon said is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
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