A C-17 Globemaster III flies over Cairo, Egypt, with the pyramids of Giza in the distance on Oct. 15, 2009, during Exercise Bright Star. Bright Star is a joint international military airdrop exercise that strengthens and enhances the cohesiveness of each country's participating forces. The C-17 crew is from the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)

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A C-17 Globemaster III flies over Cairo, Egypt, with the pyramids of Giza in the distance on Oct. 15, 2009, during Exercise Bright Star. Bright Star is a joint international military airdrop exercise that strengthens and enhances the cohesiveness of each country's participating forces. The C-17 crew is from the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)

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Photo essay: C-17 Globemaster III and the pyramids of Giza

Published Oct. 23, 2009
By Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
Air Force Combat Camera

OVER EGYPT -- The Pyramids of Giza appear in the distance as a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flies over Cairo, Egypt, during Exercise Bright Star on Oct. 15, 2009. The C-17 crew is from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Bright Star is a joint international military airdrop exercise whose purpose is to strengthen and enhance cohesiveness of participating forces. The 2009 participants include the United States, Egypt, Kuwait, Pakistan, Germany and Jordan.