In the desert of Jordan, an Eager Lion battles

June 6, 2013: An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Colorado Air National Guard arrives at a training base in Northern Jordan as part of the Eager Lion exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard / Senior Master Sgt. John P. Rohrer)

June 13, 2013: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians assigned to Commander Task Group 56.1, train sailors from the Royal Jordanian Navy how to place charges for underwater detonations. (U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wyatt Huggett)

June 11, 2013: Captain James Edwards, a pilot with the 120th Fighter Squadron, and his crew chiefs Technical Sgt. Joshua Matthews and Senior Airman Kristen Lee, run to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon as part of a scramble competition event between the Colorado Air National Guard and the Royal Jordanian Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard / Senior Master Sgt. John P. Rohrer)

June 13, 2013: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Charles Linder, assigned to Commander Task Group 56.1, and a sailor from the Royal Jordanian Navy surface after placing a charge for an underwater detonation during Exercise Eager Lion. (U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wyatt Huggett)

June 12, 2013: Sailors attached to Commander Task Group (CTG) 56.1 and sailors from the Royal Jordanian Navy pose for a photo with senior U.S. and Jordan military leadership during Exercise Eager Lion. (U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wyatt Huggett)

June 13, 2013: A Marine plane captain from the VMFA-115 squadron checks readings as the F-18 aircraft prepares for flight. (U.S. Air National Guard / Senior Master Sgt. John P. Rohrer)

June 11, 2013: Senior Airman Alexis Isaac, a munitions specialist with the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, prepares the fin section of a MK-82 bomb that will be used in a bombing demonstration at a training base in Northern Jordan. (U.S. Air National Guard / Senior Master Sgt. John P. Rohrer)

June 10, 2013: An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, arrives at a training base in Northern Jordan as part of Exercise Eager Lion. (U.S. Air National Guard / Senior Master Sgt. John P. Rohrer)

June 11, 2013: Munitions specialists with the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, install a fin section on a MK-82 bomb that will be used during a first-run bombing demonstration at a training base in Northern Jordan. (U.S. Air National Guard / Senior Master Sgt. John P. Rohrer)

June 9, 2013: During a practice munitions loading competition, members from the Colorado Air National Guard rush to load an inert practice bomb on an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet in a friendly competition with the Royal Jordanian Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard / Senior Master Sgt. John P. Rohrer)