A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber crew chief talks to the air crew in the plane on the flight line at Cairo West Air Base, Egypt, during Exercise Bright Star '99/00 on Oct. 15, 1999. Bright Star is a joint/combined command post and tactical field exercise in Egypt involving over 50,000 participants from 11 countries. The annual exercise is designed to improve readiness and interoperability between U.S., Egyptian and coalition forces. The Lancer and crew are deployed from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.