An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 13th Fighter Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, and an F-18 Hornet from the U.S. Marine Corps, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, await takeoff clearance during Exercise Eager Tiger May 12, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. The pilots and aircrews had just participated in a scramble competition to see which service could prepare for takeoff the fastest.