An Egyptian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon positions to connect with a Air Force KC-10 Extender assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron to practice aerial refueling during Exercise Bright Star 23 over Egypt, Sept. 2, 2023. Bright Star 2023 is a multilateral 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.

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