IN PICTURES: Exercise Cobra Warrior – Action from Day One

Exercise Cobra Warrior 23-1 kicked off in typically cold northern English weather, but the action certainly provided such much-needed heat. X-Tiger on task, Belgian F-16AM FA-136 holding at D1, awaiting clearance to take off. KEY-Ben Stanley HallIndian Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000TI (serial KT208) taxiing to the active for a runway 20 departure. KEY-Ben Stanley HallBefore the exercise properly got underway, a Royal Saudi Air Force-operated C-130H-30 Hercules which had brought support equipment and crew, departed under the callsign 'RSF1322'.