8/31/2012 - U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Rick Holt, 93rd Bomb Squadron electronic warfare officer, and Capt. Kerry Baker, 93 BS radar navigator, discuss mission details with Slovak Air Force Capt. Tomas Fasko, Military Aerial Control Center deputy commander, during a briefing on Aug. 30, 2012, Sliac Military Air Base, Sliac, Slovakia. A 93 BS B-52H Stratofortress is in Sliac to support the Slovak International Air Fest and on its departure will participate in a training mission involving SAF surface-to-air missile defense systems and MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

8/31/2012 - Slovak Air Force Maj. Frantisek Pytlik, a MiG-29 Fulcrum pilot, discusses mission details with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Rick Holt, 93rd Bomb Squadron electronic warfare officer, and Capt. Kerry Baker, 93 BS radar navigator, Aug. 30, 2012, Sliac Military Air Base, Sliac, Slovakia. The mission will give Pytlik a chance to fly against the B-52H Stratofortress and practice NATO Integrated Aerial Defense System procedures, to include aircraft identification and escort, intercept and head-on tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

8/31/2012 - U.S. Air Force Col. Keith Schultz, 307th Operations Group commander, and Maj. Kevin Smith, study range maps during a mission briefing with a member of the Slovakian Air Force Military Aerial Control Center (left) and Slovak Air Force Maj. Frantisek Pytlik, a MiG-29 Fulcrum pilot, at the Sliac Military Air Base, Aug. 31, 2012, Sliac, Slovakia. The mission will offer the B-52H Stratofortress aircrew valuable training against Slovak Air Force surface-to-air threats and will also provide training to the MiG-29 pilots as they practice intercept and escort tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)