Staff Sgt. Matt Cunningham retrieves parachute bundles aboard a Charleston C-17 near Fort Bragg, N.C., during the preparation phase for Exercise Bright Star Oct. 8. Exercise Bright Star is part of U.S. Central Command's theater engagement strategy and is designed to improve readiness, interoperability and strengthen relationships between U.S., Egyptian and participating forces. Sergeant Cunningham is a loadmaster assigned to the 14th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob Bailey)

International soldiers board a Charleston C-17 at Pope AFB, N.C., during the preparation phase for Exercise Bright Star Oct. 8. Bright Star is a joint international military airdrop exercise whose purpose is to strengthen and enhance the cohesiveness of each country's participating forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob Bailey)

German paratroopers jump from a Charleston C-17 aircraft near Fort Bragg, N.C., during the preparation phase for Exercise Bright Star Oct. 8. This year's Exercise Bright Star included participants from the United States, Egypt, Kuwait, Pakistan, Germany and Jordan.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob Bailey)

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Owens awaits soldiers boarding a Charleston C-17 aircraft at Pope AFB, N.C., before an airdrop mission during the preparation phase for Exercise Bright Star Oct. 8. Sergeant Owens is a loadmaster assigned to the 14th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob Bailey)

International paratroopers fly aboard a Charleston C-17 near Fort Bragg, N.C., during the preparation phase for Exercise Bright Star Oct. 8. Exercise Bright Star is a biennial, Joint Chiefs of Staff directed joint and coalition exercise designed to increase regional involvement in pursuit of improved security and defense capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob Bailey)

Staff Sgt. Matt Cunningham looks out a paratroop door aboard a Charleston C-17 near Fort Bragg, N.C., during the preparation phase for Exercise Bright Star Oct. 8. Exercise Bright Star is a multi-national exercise conducted in Egypt. Sergeant Cunningham is a loadmaster assigned to the 14th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob Bailey)