U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Heester, 55th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron dedicated crew chief, removes a pre-flight safety pin, while Capt. Nathan Feldmann, 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, displays the squadron’s ‘Shooters’ hand gesture, before a Composite Air Operation with partner nations during BRIGHT STAR 25 at Cairo West Air Base, Egypt, Aug. 30, 2025. The United States is one of over 40 countries participating in BRIGHT STAR 25, 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. Kevin Dunkleberger)
Date Taken: | 08.30.2025 |
Date Posted: | 08.30.2025 15:19 |
Photo ID: | 9286468 |
VIRIN: | 250830-F-CW240-1577 |
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