Lt. Col Pat Hines, commander of 1-325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, from Fayetteville, N.C., prepares to touch down in the desert near Alexandria, Egypt, during a strategic jump exercise as part of Operation Bright Star 2009. The strategic jump included participants from Egypt, Germany, and Kuwait, and was one of many events held to foster teambuilding among the Bright Star participants. The U.S. is part of an 11-country coalition participating in the biennual event spearheaded by Egypt and the U.S. Central Command and Third Army/U.S. Army Central.