Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube, chief of defence of the Republic of Latvia, R. Bergmanis, Latvian minister of defence, President Raimonds Vejonis, the president of Latvia, Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Vadnais, adjutant general of Michigan, and Maj. Gen. John Nichols, adjutant general of Texas, pose for a photo during media day Sept. 8, 2015, at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia. Officials invited distinguished guests and media to the air base to learn more about the 147th Reconnaissance Wing, Texas Air National Guard, and the Michigan National Guard's mission to fly the reconnaissance aircraft in its first non-combat deployment and its first flight in European air space. (Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Alicia Lacy/Released)