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Traveling at a speed of 300 knots, (from left to right) an Egyptian F-16, a U.S. Marine AV-8B Harrier, a U.S. Air Force F-15 and a French Mirage 2000 fighter attack jet fly over the Great Pyramids of Giza as part of a coalition fly-by during Exercise Bright Star. The exercise, held every two years in Egypt, is the largest coalition military exercise conducted by U.S. Central Command.

Bright Star

Traveling at a speed of 300 knots, (from left to right) an Egyptian F-16, a U.S. Marine AV-8B Harrier, a U.S. Air Force F-15 and a French Mirage 2000 fighter attack jet fly over the Great Pyramids of Giza as part of a coalition fly-by during Exercise Bright Star. The exercise, held every two years in Egypt, is the largest coalition military exercise conducted by U.S. Central Command.

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