B-roll package includes a combination of pre-flight maintenance, taxi, take off and landing from pilots, maintainers and aircraft representing the United States, Egypt, Greece and Italy during a BRIGHT STAR 25 Composite Air Operation at Cairo West Air Base, Egypt, Sept. 7, 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 video by Senior Airman Erin Dunkleberger)
DAEGU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea — Airmen from the 11th Air Task Force explored new ways to integrate and practice interoperability with other Air Force units and Republic of Korea air force partners at Daegu Air Base, Republic of Korea, during exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 25.
U.S. Air Force Airmen demonstrated aeromedical evacuation operations to Egyptian Air Force service members during exercise BRIGHT STAR 25, showcasing lifesaving skills in combat and humanitarian environments. The training scenario simulated patient loading and in-flight medical care, giving crews opportunities to rehearse complex, time-sensitive missions.
U.S. Army green berets assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group took part in a combined military free fall event with service members from 12 partner nations during BRIGHT STAR 25 over the Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, Sept. 6, 2025.
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands – The 11th Combat Air Base Squadron put the U.S. Air Force’s Mission Ready Airman concept into in action in July while participating in exercise Resolute Force Pacific in Saipan.
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands – The 11 th Air Task Force became the first U.S. Air Force air task force to deploy in July, starting with its participation in exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC), the Air Force’s largest contingency response exercise in the Pacific, in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.