Carpathian Summer 2010
U.S. Air Force Capt. Erskine Cook Jr., 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, discusses a plan for training with Romanian Captain Dragos Tudos, a flight surgeon, during the joint exercise Carpathian Summer, Otopeni Airlift Base, Romania, May 12, 2010. Carpathian Summer 2010 was an exercise in which the Romanian Air Force invited members of the U.S. military to train with them on their soil and air space, to observe, firsthand, operations in action. This exercise was designed to build partnerships between these nations in an effort to work together more efficiently during real world scenarios. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)