An Egyptian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon departs a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron after practicing aerial refueling during Exercise Bright Star 23 over Egypt, Sept. 4, 2023. Bright Star 2023 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command exercise held with the Arab Republic of Egypt across air, land and sea domains that promotes and enhances regional security and cooperation, and improves interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Emily Farnsworth)