04Sep08
3 AF commander visits with Romanian Air Force
Lt. Gen. Philip Breedlove, 3rd Air Force commander, is escorted by Romanian Air Force Air
Flotilla Gen. Ion Avram (center), commander of the 71st Air Base at Campia Turzii,
Romania, during a tour of facilities being used by Airmen from the 510th Fighter Squadron,
Aviano Air Base, Italy, for the Viper Lance ’08 Weapons Training Deployment. The two
were accompanied by Romanian Air Force Air Flotilla Gen. Vigil Ristea (right), the service’s
chief of training and doctrine. Lt. Gen. Breedlove visited the Romanian air base to recognize
the teamwork between the USAFE Airmen and their Romanian AF counterparts during the
two-week exercise that allowed both services to learn from the other and to strengthen the
NATO alliance between them. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Technical Sgt. Charlein C. Sheets)
[Source: US Air Force in Europe, 04sep08]