11/27/2012 - Government officials and civic leaders from the Czech Republic are greeted by members of the Air Force Global Strike Command and 307th Bomb Wing, Nov. 20, 2012, Shreveport Regional Airport, Shreveport, La. The group accompanied the Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic during his visit to the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)
11/27/2012 - U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Jones, 307th Bomb Wing vice commander, greets Dr. Alexandr Vondra, Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic, during his arrival on Nov. 20, 2012, Shreveport, La. Vondra visited the Shreveport area and received a tour of Barksdale Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)
11/27/2012 - Dr. Alexandr Vondra, seated left, attends an Air Force Global Strike Command mission briefing during his visit to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 21, 2012. Vondra is the Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic and was accompanied by Excellency Petr Gandalovic, Czech Ambassador to the U.S., and Brig. Gen. Jiri Verner, Czech Republic Air Force commander. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)
11/27/2012 - The Czech Ambassador to the U.S., Excellency Petr Gandalovic, and the Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic, Dr. Alexandr Vondra, tour the NATO Days in Ostrava photo display in the Barksdale Global Power Museum, Nov. 21, 2012, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The display will be available for viewing until Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, and is free to the public. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)
11/27/2012 - Dr. Alexandr Vondra, Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic, speaks to the attendees during the opening ceremonies of the NATO Days in Ostrava photo display in the Barksdale Global Power Museum, Nov. 21, 2012, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Viewing of the display is free to the public and is open until Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)
11/27/2012 - Bradley Schoth, 307th Operations Support Flight aircrew flight equipment supervisor, fits Dr. Alexandr Vondra, Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic, with a helmet and oxygen mask, Nov. 21, 2012, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. During Vondra’s visit to Barksdale, he was treated to an incentive flight on a 93rd Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)
11/27/2012 - Dr. Alexandr Vondra is fitted with a helmet and oxygen mask prior to an incentive flight on a 93rd Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress, Nov. 21, 2012, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Vondra is the Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic and received a tour of Barksdale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)
11/27/2012 - U.S. Air Force Col. Keith Schultz (left), 307th Operations Group commander, talks to Dr. Alexandr Vondra about the flying characteristics of the B-52H Stratofortress, Nov. 21, 2012, somewhere over Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Vondra is the Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic and was treated to an incentive flight on a 93rd Bomb Squadron B-52 during his visit to Barksdale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Release)
11/27/2012 - Dr. Alexandr Vondra (left), Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic, thanks U.S. Air Force Col. Keith Schultz, 307th Operations Group commander, for the incentive flight he received on a 93rd Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress, Nov. 21, 2012, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Vondra visited the Shreveport/Bossier City area and met with local civic leaders and toured Barksdale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)
11/27/2012 - Members of the 307th Bomb Wing hold a salute as the aircraft carrying the Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic taxis for departure from the Shreveport Regional Airport, Nov. 21, 2012. The Minister visited the Shreveport and Bossier City, and received a tour of Barksdale Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)