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F-15Cs in the first joint NATO air policing mission in Bulgaria

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A Massachusetts Air National Guard F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft prepares to land on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
A Massachusetts Air National Guard F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft prepares to land on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

A California Air National Guard F-15C Eagle remains parked on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 7, 2016. Four F-15Cs assigned to the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
A California Air National Guard F-15C Eagle remains parked on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 7, 2016. Four F-15Cs assigned to the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
Massachusetts Air National Guard Senior Airman Tim Bennett, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron munitions systems journeyman, places a container of chaffs into a transport container inside a hardened aircraft shelter on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
Massachusetts Air National Guard Senior Airman Tim Bennett, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron munitions systems journeyman, places a container of chaffs into a transport container inside a hardened aircraft shelter on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Gillaspy, 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron equipment maintenance superintendent, smiles while speaking with Airmen at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Gillaspy, 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron equipment maintenance superintendent, smiles while speaking with Airmen at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Tee Xiong, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron crew chief, cleans the windshield of an F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Tee Xiong, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron crew chief, cleans the windshield of an F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
A collection of helmets belonging to California Air National Guard F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft pilots remain on a table at the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron’s flight operations room at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
A collection of helmets belonging to California Air National Guard F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft pilots remain on a table at the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron’s flight operations room at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
A 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron patch remains affixed to the flightsuit of a California Air National Guard F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft pilot inside the squadron’s flight operations room at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
A 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron patch remains affixed to the flightsuit of a California Air National Guard F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft pilot inside the squadron’s flight operations room at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Capt. Matthew Young, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft pilot, speaks with crew chiefs on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Capt. Matthew Young, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft pilot, speaks with crew chiefs on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Maj. Brett Faber, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft pilot, looks at the controls of his aircraft on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Maj. Brett Faber, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft pilot, looks at the controls of his aircraft on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Zechery Blackburn, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron crew chief, watches as an F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft prepares to taxi from the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Zechery Blackburn, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron crew chief, watches as an F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft prepares to taxi from the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
A California Air National Guard F-15C Eagle takes off from the flightline on Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
A California Air National Guard F-15C Eagle takes off from the flightline on Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
Two California Air National Guard F-15C Eagles fly over a Bulgarian Flag near the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron’s F-15C Eagles will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
Two California Air National Guard F-15C Eagles fly over a Bulgarian Flag near the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron’s F-15C Eagles will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
Two Bulgarian air force Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter aircraft assigned to the 3rd Air Force Base take off from the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft from the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
Two Bulgarian air force Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter aircraft assigned to the 3rd Air Force Base take off from the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft from the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Moau Koau, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron weapons craftsman, affixes wings on an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Moau Koau, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron weapons craftsman, affixes wings on an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Pedro Aguillar, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron weapons craftsman, lifts an AIM-9 sidewinder missile to be loaded into an F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Pedro Aguillar, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron weapons craftsman, lifts an AIM-9 sidewinder missile to be loaded into an F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Master Sgt. Audra Jimenez, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron weapons craftsman, affixes an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile onto an F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Master Sgt. Audra Jimenez, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron weapons craftsman, affixes an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile onto an F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
A California Air National Guard F-15C Eagle lands on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
A California Air National Guard F-15C Eagle lands on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Zechery Blackburn, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron crew chief, signals to the pilot of an F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Zechery Blackburn, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron crew chief, signals to the pilot of an F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four of the squadron’s F-15Cs will conduct joint NATO air policing missions with the Bulgarian air force to police the host nation’s sovereign airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)
California Air National Guard Lt. Col. Matthew Ohman, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle pilot, tests a radio warning system out of their squadron’s flight operations room during joint NATO air policing at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 9, 2016. Four California and Massachusetts ANGs’ F-15Cs and approximately 75 Airmen from the 194th EFS deployed to Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, and will stand ready as interceptors, prepared to quickly react to any violations and infringements for policing of Bulgarian airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
California Air National Guard Lt. Col. Matthew Ohman, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle pilot, tests a radio warning system out of their squadron’s flight operations room during joint NATO air policing at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 9, 2016. Four California and Massachusetts ANGs’ F-15Cs and approximately 75 Airmen from the 194th EFS deployed to Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, and will stand ready as interceptors, prepared to quickly react to any violations and infringements for policing of Bulgarian airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
California Air National Guard Lt. Col. Matthew Ohman, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft pilot, speaks during an interview with one of his squadron’s aircraft in the background on the flightline during joint NATO air policing at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 9, 2016. Four California and Massachusetts ANGs’ F-15Cs and approximately 75 Airmen from the 194th EFS deployed to Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, and will stand ready as interceptors, prepared to quickly react to any violations and infringements for policing of Bulgarian airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
California Air National Guard Lt. Col. Matthew Ohman, a 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft pilot, speaks during an interview with one of his squadron’s aircraft in the background on the flightline during joint NATO air policing at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 9, 2016. Four California and Massachusetts ANGs’ F-15Cs and approximately 75 Airmen from the 194th EFS deployed to Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, and will stand ready as interceptors, prepared to quickly react to any violations and infringements for policing of Bulgarian airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
A Bulgarian air force Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter aircraft assigned to the 3rd Air Force Base flies over the flightline during joint NATO air policing at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four California and Massachusetts Air National Guards’ F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft and approximately 75 Airmen from the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed to Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, and will stand ready as interceptors, prepared to quickly react to any violations and infringements for policing of Bulgarian airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
A Bulgarian air force Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter aircraft assigned to the 3rd Air Force Base flies over the flightline during joint NATO air policing at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four California and Massachusetts Air National Guards’ F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft and approximately 75 Airmen from the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed to Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, and will stand ready as interceptors, prepared to quickly react to any violations and infringements for policing of Bulgarian airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
A Bulgarian air force Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter aircraft assigned to the 3rd Air Force Base flies releases its parachute during a landing on the flightline during joint NATO air policing at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four California and Massachusetts Air National Guards’ F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft and approximately 75 Airmen from the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed to Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, and will stand ready as interceptors, prepared to quickly react to any violations and infringements for policing of Bulgarian airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
A Bulgarian air force Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter aircraft assigned to the 3rd Air Force Base flies releases its parachute during a landing on the flightline during joint NATO air policing at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 8, 2016. Four California and Massachusetts Air National Guards’ F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft and approximately 75 Airmen from the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed to Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, and will stand ready as interceptors, prepared to quickly react to any violations and infringements for policing of Bulgarian airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
The sign for the Bulgarian air force base Graf Ignatievo remains on display inside the main entrance of Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 9, 2016. Four California and Massachusetts Air National Guards’ F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft and approximately 75 Airmen from the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed to Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, and will stand ready as interceptors, prepared to quickly react to any violations and infringements for policing of Bulgarian airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
The sign for the Bulgarian air force base Graf Ignatievo remains on display inside the main entrance of Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 9, 2016. Four California and Massachusetts Air National Guards’ F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft and approximately 75 Airmen from the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed to Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, and will stand ready as interceptors, prepared to quickly react to any violations and infringements for policing of Bulgarian airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
The NATO and Bulgarian flags fly inside the main entrance of Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 9, 2016. Four California and Massachusetts Air National Guards’ F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft and approximately 75 Airmen from the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed to Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, and will stand ready as interceptors, prepared to quickly react to any violations and infringements for policing of Bulgarian airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
The NATO and Bulgarian flags fly inside the main entrance of Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, Sept. 9, 2016. Four California and Massachusetts Air National Guards’ F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft and approximately 75 Airmen from the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed to Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, and will stand ready as interceptors, prepared to quickly react to any violations and infringements for policing of Bulgarian airspace Sept. 9-16, 2016. The squadron forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they serve on a theater security package deployment to Europe as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)

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