8/23/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Pilots from the 480th Fighter Squadron fill out pre-flight brief forms at the 480th FS operations desk here Aug. 23 before departing for Nordic Air Meet 2012. The fighter squadron departed for the multi-national training exercise to share and exchange new combat tactics with allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

8/23/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Capt. Matthew Clayton, 480th Fighter Squadron pilot, climbs aboard an F-16 Fighting Falcon on the flight line here Aug. 23 before departing for Nordic Air Meet 2012. The fighter squadron departed for the multi-national training exercise to share and exchange new combat tactics with allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

8/23/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Airman 1st Class Andrey Vasilchuk, 480th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, helps Capt. Matthew Clayton, 480th Fighter Squadron pilot, get secured into the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon on the flight line here Aug. 23 before departing for Nordic Air Meet 2012. The fighter squadron departed for the multi-national training exercise to share and exchange new combat tactics with allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

8/23/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Crew chiefs from the 480th Aircraft Maintenance Unit perform a pre-flight functions check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon on the flight line here Aug. 23 before the pilot departs for Nordic Air Meet 2012. The fighter squadron departed for the multi-national training exercise to share and exchange new combat tactics with allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

8/23/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – A pilot from the 480th Fighter Squadron performs a pre-flight functions check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon on the flight line here Aug. 23 before he departs for Nordic Air Meet 2012. The fighter squadron departed for the multi-national training exercise to share and exchange new combat tactics with allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

8/23/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from the runway here Aug. 23 for Nordic Air Meet 2012. The fighter squadron departed for the multi-national training exercise to share and exchange new combat tactics with allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)