A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet leads other Hornets as they taxi towards the de-armament area set up at the Roswell, N.M., airport on June 9, 1996. The fighter/attack jets are conducting bombing missions for the Red Forces during exercise Roving Sands '96. Roving Sands '96 is the world's largest joint, tactical air defense exercise involving service men and women from the U.S., Germany, the Netherlands and Canada. The exercise allows multinational forces to practice tactics, techniques and procedures improving their defense capabilities. The Hornets are deployed for the exercise from Strike Fighter Squadron 151, Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif.