A German Air Force AG-51 Tornado takes to the sky for an Exercise Mountain Roundup 2013 orientation flight at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 1, 2013. The base and the 266th Range Squadron control and maintain emitter sites across almost 7,500-square miles of operational range space, and it's that access to airspace and ranges that allows for realistic, safe training and testing while providing the flexibility to accommodate the complexity of this multinational, multiservice exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)
A German Air Force crew chief marshals an AG-51 Tornado prior to take off at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 1, 2013. The Tornados will be at Mountain Home from Sept. 30 through Oct. 19 for Mountain Roundup 2013, an exercise that is part of the German Air Force Tornado Fighter Weapons Instructor Course Mission Employment (ME) Phase. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)
A German Air Force AG-51 Tornado takes to the sky for an Exercise Mountain Roundup 2013 orientation flight at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 1, 2013. The U.S. and German Air Force partnership has become a crucial component of combined-joint operations. In Afghanistan's Regional Command-North, there's a very similar operational situation to what will be exercised here throughout the next few weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)
A German Air Force AG-51 Tornado takes to the sky for an Exercise Mountain Roundup 2013 orientation flight at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 1, 2013. The Tornados will be at Mountain Home from Sept. 30 through Oct. 19 for the exercise, which is part of the German Air Force Tornado Fighter Weapons Instructor Course Mission Employment (ME) Phase. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)