Maj. Gen. John Nichols, adjutant general of Texas, Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, adjutant general of Michigan, and President Raimonds Vejonis, the president of the Republic of Latvia, visit during a 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)