Forging friendships
LIPETSK AIR BASE, Russia – Gen. Tom Hobbins (center), U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, prepares for his flights with Gen. Col. Aleksandr Zelin (left), Deputy Commander In Chief of the Russian Federation Air Force, and Gen. Maj. Aleksandr Kharchevskiy, Chief of the 4th Center for Combat Use and Flight Training, Aug. 15. General Hobbins, who is in Russia Aug. 14-17 to bolster relationships and security cooperation between U.S. and Russian Air Forces, flew in both the SU-27UB and MiG-29UB during his visit to Lipetsk Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Russell Montante)