There is a very good argument to be made that the recent activities by C-17 crews and others in Europe was not a flag waving exercise.
There are many folks in Australia, the Netherlands, the UK and Malaysia who would argue the exercise had merit.
Trackmaster, I whole heartedly agree, they aren't flag waving ops, they are carried out by consummate professionals, to a level that always elicits the highest praise from our fellow coalition partners.
Just like offensive ops would be, if our politicans allowed it.