German Air Force 1st Lt. Sabine Lübberstedt places an ear plug in her ear Oct. 9, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Lübberstedt, along with other distinguished visitors, came to see the GAF's involvement and capabilities they're bringing to the 2013 Mountain Roundup training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany A. Chase/Released)
Distinguished visitors watch a German Air Force AG-51 Tornado take-off from the flight line Oct. 9, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The Tornado went on a training sortie along with multiple other air craft from Germany, Canada and the U.S. during the 2013 Mountain Roundup training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany A. Chase/Released)
German Air Force Brig. Gen. Helmut Schütz (left), GAF Operational Forces Command commander, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Nate Bell, 391st Fighter Squadron executive officer, laugh during a conversation Oct. 9, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Schütz and other distinguished were able to watch the air craft take-off during the 2013 Mountain Roundup training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany A. Chase/Released)
German Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Hasso Körtge (left), GAF Command USA/CAN commander, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Mitchell, 366th Range Control Squadron commander, shake hands Oct. 9, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Mitchell escorted the distinguished visitors around Cowboy Control and gave a briefing on what was happening as the controllers were speaking to the pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany A. Chase/Released)
Distinguished visitors watch the operations of Cowboy Control Oct. 9, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The air crew communicated with pilots to help them stay clear of simulated enemy aircraft during a sortie in the 2013 Mountain Roundup training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany A. Chase/Released)
U.S. Air Force Col. Chris Short, 366th Fighter Wing commander, and Col. Ron Anderson, 366th FW vice commander, are shown the cockpit of a German Air Force AG-51 Tornado by two German Air Force members Oct. 9, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. A major goal of Mountain Roundup, a large-scale international exercise, is to help service members from different branches and countries become more familiar with the tactics and equipment of their allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany A. Chase/Released)
Distinguish visitors pose in front of an aircraft display Oct. 9, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. German, Canadian and U.S. aircraft flew into MHAFB Sep. 30 to take part in the multinational and multi-service exercise better known as Mountain Roundup. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany A. Chase/Released)