A multinational contingent of paratroopers wait aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III.
A multinational contingent of paratroopers wait aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III before conducting a personnel drop near Cairo, Egypt, during Exercise Bright Star on Oct. 12, 2009. Bright Star is, among other things, a joint international military airdrop exercise. This year's participants include the United States, Egypt, Kuwait, Pakistan, Germany and Jordan.