After a mission

A United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) maintainer gives hand signals to a UAEAF F-16 Desert Falcon pilot after a mission during Exercise Red Flag 11-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 31, 2011. The UAEAF was participating in Red Flag for the second time. Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat training exercise held several times a year at Nellis AFB to strengthen international relations and training. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson, U.S. Air Force/Released)