Spc. Shawn Brewer, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, second brigade combat team, 82nd Airborne Division, packs his parachute into aviator kit bag after jumping out of a C-17 with Egyptians, Kuwaitis, Germans, Pakistanis and American forces who all participated in a coalition friendship jump during Operation Bright Star 2009. Bright Star is a multinational exercise that is designed to improve readiness, interoperability and strengthen military and professional relationships among other nations.