Compined Armed Forces Show Skills In Operation Eager Lion WADI SHADIYAH, JORDAN- MAY 18: A helicopter participates in the final counter attack during the 5th annual joint Jordanian exercise Eager Lion with 18 nations including the U.S. on May 18, 2015 in the southeast desert of Wadi Shadiyah, Jordan. In the final exercise, two U.S. B-52 Stratofortress aircraft flew a 35-hour mission from the U.S. to Jordan directly and back. Also used in the exercises were Jordanian F-16 fighting falcons, high-mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS), four Royal Jordanian air force AH-1 Cobras helicopters, three U.S. AH-64 Apaches helicopters, tanks, anti-tank guided missiles and heavy machine guns. (Photo by Jordan Pix/ Getty Images)