Familiarization training

GRAF IGNATIEVO AIR BASE, Bulgaria -- Bulgarian Air Force Master Sgt. Vladimir Kolev, a MiG-29 crew chief, briefs Staff Sgt. Robert Jackson on MiG-29 maintenance procedures. As part of a familiarization program, a few U.S. Air Force Airmen were allowed to tour a MiG-29 and watch Bulgarian Airmen perform a depot inspection. Sergeant Jackson, an F-15 dedicated crew chief, is deployed here as part of Operation Noble Endeavor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jill LaVoie)

Familiarization training

GRAF IGNATIEVO AIR BASE, Bulgaria -- Staff Sgt. Robert Jackson, an F-15 dedicated crew chief, explains the process for purchasing fuel in a NATO country in order to refuel an F-15 to a group of Bulgarian air force crew chiefs. Sergeant Jackson is participating in a familiarization program here while deployed as part of Operation Noble Endeavor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jill LaVoie)

Testing fuel

CAPMIA TURZII, Romania -- Staff Sgt. Jeff Marquart, 404th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron fuels laboratory technician, puts a sepatory funnel back into it holder while testing fuel here March 29, 2008. Ensuring a safe fuel supply is critical for the Air Force operations at this Romanian base. The expeditionary unit is deployed here to augment NATO and Romanian forces in securing the airspace above the NATO Summit being held in Bucharest April 2-4. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Teresa M. Hawkins)

A bird's eye view

CAPMIA TURZII, Romania -- Senior Airman John Parker, 404th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron fuels equipment operator, checks the seals on a fuel truck with the driver delivering fuel here March 29, 2008. Ensuring a safe fuel supply is critical for the Air Force operations at this Romanian base. The expeditionary unit is deployed here to augment NATO and Romanian forces in securing the airspace above the NATO Summit being held in Bucharest April 2-4. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Teresa M. Hawkins)

Cutting the wire

CAMPIA TURZII, Romania -- Chief Master Sgt. Terry Masters, chief of the 404 Expdentionary Air Base Squadron works with Romanian nationals in cutting the fence bewteen the Romanian base and tent city here March 24, 2008. The deployed civil engineering team built an entire tent city here in 96 hours to support U.S. operations at the air base. The Airmen are part of a team which is augmenting NATO forces in securing the airspace around Bucharest, Romania, for the NATO Summit April 2-4, (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Teresa M. Hawkins)

Blasting dirt

CAMPIA TURZII, Romania -- Airman First Class David Rogan, 404th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron firefighter, blasts dirt off of the road here March 28, 2008. U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airmen deployed here and other locations to conduct operations augmenting NATO forces in providing air security for the Bucharest NATO Summit April 2-4. The U.S is providing infrastructure, aircraft and personnel to the effort. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Teresa M. Hawkins)

Bilateral Orientation

CAMPIA TURZII, Romania -- Lt. Gen. Constantin Croitorn Chief of Staff of the Romanian Air Force sits in the cockpit of an F-15 Strike Eagle while Capt. Mike Emerson 492 Expeditionary Fighter Squadron explains various things in the cockpit here Mar. 29, 2008. The U.S and NATO are providing infrastructure and aircraft for air policing mission over Romania for the duration of NATO summit in Bucharest Apr. 2-4. The U.S. Air Force is providing air combat patrol to secure Romanian sovereign air space as a deterrent force, augmenting the air space security that Romania and other NATO parties are providing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Teresa M. Hawkins)(Released)

Spiritually connecting

Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Eric Boyer, 404th Air Expeditionary Group chaplain, meets Romanian Orthodox Church Archbishop Valeriu Anania during a trip to a cathedral in Cluj-Napoka, Romania. The meeting concluded a "spiritual relations" visit between Romanian Military Chaplains and Chaplain Boyer during his deployment to Campia Turzii, Romania in support of Operation Noble Endeavor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Petosky)

Packing it up

Senior Airmen Ryan Nicoletti and Adam Walters, commercial satellite imagery geospatial analysts, pack a large format printer for storage. When deployed, the Eagle Vision-1 team creates hard copy prints of commercial satellite imagery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Hollis Dawson)

Setting EV straight

Senior Airman Adam Walters, commercial satellite imagery geospatial analyst, and Staff Sgt. Susanne Dehne, an imagery collection analyst, program the setting on a Spectrum Analyzer. The analyzer measures the strength of the signal received by the Eagle Vision-1 antenna from commercial satellites. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Hollis Dawson)

Finishing the medical paperwork

Dr. Pat Bankah, head of neurosurgery at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital here, documents Alex Vadis Teye's medical records Feb. 22. Alex, 9, visited the hospital to accept a donation from U.S. Armed Forces in response to his parents' plea for help to pay for the boy's surgery. Alex suffers from hydrocephalus, a common birth defect which causes an excess of water in the brain. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hodonou Motepke, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician, and native African, initiated a drive to raise the money to pay for Alex's surgery. This is Sergeant Motepke’s first trip back to Africa in 10 years. The U.S. military presence in Ghana is in support of U.S. President George Bush's visits to the continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson)

A warm African welcome home

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hodonou Motepke (front), a heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician, and native African, embraces his older brother, Clement Motepke as they greet one another for the first time in a decade. This is Sergeant Motepke’s first trip back to Africa since he left in 1998. The U.S. military presence in Ghana is in support of U.S. President George Bush's visits to the continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson)