Partnership in flight: Aerial broadcaster captures iconic Jordanian sites

Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, 2d Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat broadcaster, prepares to take an aerial photo of a fighter jet formation over the country of Jordan, May 13, 2014. This flight was a joint mission between Royal Jordan Air Force, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft during Exercise Eager Tiger and captured the partnership between U.S. and Jordan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, 2d Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat broadcaster, points out the best view for aerial photographs during a mission brief with fighter pilots from the Royal Jordanian Air Force, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps May 13, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. This flight was utilized to capture the partnership between U.S. and Jordan during Exercise Eager Tiger. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sara Greco/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, 2d Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat broadcaster, receives a pre-flight briefing from Royal Jordanian Air Force Lt. Col. Firas Masadeh, a flying wing commander, May 13, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. They flew in formation with two Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, a U.S. F-16, and a U.S. F-18 Hornet during Exercise Eager Tiger to commemorate the partnership between U.S and Jordan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sara Greco/Released)

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Partnership in flight: Aerial broadcaster captures iconic Jordanian sites

Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, 2d Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat broadcaster, adorns his flight gear to prepare for his flight with 1st Lt. Saddam Mardini, Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot May 13, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. This flight took place during Exercise Eager Tiger to capture the partnership between U.S. and Jordan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sara Greco/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, 2d Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat broadcaster, waits to board a Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon May 13, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. Carlson was assigned to capture pictures of fighter aircraft from the Royal Jordanian Air Force, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps in formation over Jordan during Exercise Eager Tiger. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sara Greco/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, 2d Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat broadcaster, and Royal Jordanian Air Force Lt. Col. Firas Masadeh, a flying wing commander, each prepare their equipment before an aerial photography mission May 13, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. Carlson was assigned to capture pictures of fighter aircraft from the Royal Jordanian Air Force, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps in formation over Jordan during Exercise Eager Tiger. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sara Greco/Released)

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Partnership in flight: Aerial broadcaster captures iconic Jordanian sites

Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, 2d Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat broadcaster, and Royal Jordanian Air Force Lt. Col. Firas Masadeh, a flying wing commander, taxi in an RJAF F-16 Fighting Falcon before an aerial photography mission May 13, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. This flight took place during Exercise Eager Tiger to capture the partnership between U.S. and Jordan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sara Greco/Released)

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Partnership in flight: Aerial broadcaster teams with Jordanian Air Force

Published May 18, 2014
By Capt. Sara Greco
U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs

JORDAN -- Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, an aerial combat broadcaster with the 2d Combat Camera Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, flew May 13 with a four-ship of aircraft during Exercise Eager Tiger 2014.

The formation comprised two F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Royal Jordanian Air Force, an F-16 from the U.S. Air Force and an F-18 Hornet from the U.S. Marine Corps. The fighter jets flew over Jordanian landmarks such as the Dead Sea, the Wadi Rum desert and the country's capital, Amman.

To see pictures from Carlson's flight, check out http://www.afcent.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123411195.

Partnership in flight: Aerial broadcaster captures iconic Jordanian sites

Partnership in flight: Aerial broadcaster captures iconic Jordanian sites

Partnership in flight: Aerial broadcaster captures iconic Jordanian sites