Government officials and members of the international press welcome the arrival of a C-130J Super Hercules Dec.4, 2010, at Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel. The aircraft delivered fire retardant from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as part of a joint U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. European Command effort to assist the Israeli government in fighting wildfires in their country. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Markus M. Maier)