A 944th Fighter Wing F-16 taxis out to the end of the runway signifying the beginning of air operations in Germany in support of Brilliant Arrow Operations. More than 150 members of the 301st and 944th Fighter Wings deployed in support of "Brilliant Arrow," the air component of maritime, land and air NATO exercises going on in the region. The exercises are the final preparation phase before these three essential components of the NATO Response Force come together for the first time in the spring for the NRF live exercise "Steadfast Jaguar" off the west coast of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Tech. Sgt. Barbara Plante)