Bulgarian Defense Minister flies in U.S. F-16 jet
Lt. Col. Jose Monteagudo, an F-16 pilot from the 482nd Fighter Wing, prepares to take Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Tsonev (backseat) on a flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon. Colonel Monteagudo and 10 F-16 fighter jets from the 93rd Fighter Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. are here at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria to particpate in a joint drill with 15 Bulgarian MiG-21 and MiG-29 fighters. MInister Tsenov visited the base to see how the joint drill was progressing. (Courtesy photo by Darik Plovdiv)