Senior leaders stress partnership during visit to Romania

CAMPIA TURZII, Romania – Gen. Roger Brady, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, speaks to U.S. and Romanian airmen and the Romanian press on the flightline of the 71st Air Base Wing here Oct. 28. General Brady; Mark Gitenstein, U.S. Ambassador to Romania; and Maj. Gen. Ion-Aurel Stancui, chief of staff of the Romanian air force, visited the base during Operation Dacian Thunder. During the combined training exercise, the U.S. Air Force flew about 100 sorties; half of those sorties were flown with the Romanian air force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)

CAMPIA TURZII, Romania – Mark Gitenstein, U.S. Ambassador to Romania, speaks to U.S. and Romanian airmen and the Romanian press on the flightline of the 71st Air Base Wing here Oct. 28. . Roger Brady, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander; Ambassador Gitenstein; and Maj. Gen. Ion-Aurel Stancui, chief of staff of the Romanian air force, visited the base during Operation Dacian Thunder. During the combined training exercise, the U.S. Air Force flew about 100 sorties; half of those sorties were flown with the Romanian air force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)

CAMPIA TURZII, Romania – Gen. Roger Brady, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, speaks to U.S. Airmen on the flightline of the 71st Air Base Wing here Oct. 28. General Brady; Mark Gitenstein, U.S. Ambassador to Romania; and Maj. Gen. Ion-Aurel Stancui, chief of staff of the Romanian air force; visited the base during Operation Dacian Thunder. During the combined training exercise, the U.S. Air Force flew about 100 sorties; half of those sorties were flown with the Romanian air force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Greg Hignite)

CAMPIA TURZII, Romania – Lt. Col. Ronald Steuwe, 81st Fighter Squadron commander, addresses question from the Romanian press after the last day of combined flying exercises in support of Operation Dacian Thunder. Gen. Roger Brady, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander; Mark Gitenstein, U.S. Ambassador to Romania; and Maj. Gen. Ion-Aurel Stancui, chief of staff of the Romanian air force, visited the base and viewed an aerial demonstration during the operation. During the combined training exercise, the U.S. Air Force flew about 100 sorties; half of those sorties were flown with the Romanian air force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Greg Hignite)

CAMPIA TURZII, Romania – Lt. Cdr. Sorin Traian, Dacian Thunder exercise commander, exchanges patches with Lt. Col. Ronald Steuwe, 81st Fighter Squadron commander, after the last day of combined flying exercises in support of Operation Dacian Thunder. Gen. Roger Brady, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander; Mark Gitenstein, U.S. Ambassador to Romania; and Maj. Gen. Ion-Aurel Stancui, chief of staff of the Romanian air force, visited the base and viewed an aerial demonstration during the operation. During the combined training exercise, the U.S. Air Force flew about 100 sorties; half of those sorties were flown with the Romanian air force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Greg Hignite)