Bright Star 2018 – U.S., Egyptian Soldiers Conduct Command Post Exercise

U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Payne, an engineer officer assigned to Headquarters Company, 150th Engineer Battalion, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, discusses engineering techniques, tactics, procedures and capabilities with Egyptian Army Engineer Officers during a command post exercise as part of Bright Star 2018 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, near Alexandria, Egypt, Sept. 4, 2018. Bright Star 2018 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command training exercise, held with the Arab Republic of Egypt in Egypt. Payne is a member of Task Force Storm, a Mississippi Army National Guard unit deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Spartan Shield and assigned to take part in Bright Star 2018. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Jovi Prevot)