U.S. F-16 Falcon military aircrafts fly during the joint Romanian - U.S. 'VIPER LANCE 2006' military exercise at 'Mihail Kogalniceanu' Military Airdrome, 240 km east (150 miles) of Bucharest, August 24, 2006.Romania and the United States signed a deal to open U.S. military bases in the former Soviet bloc country, part of a shift in the Pentagon 's focus from Cold War European facilities towards smaller bases closer to hot spots such as the Middle East. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
A U.S military personnel looks into a Romanian MiG-21 Lancer military aircraft during the joint Romanian - U.S. 'VIPER LANCE 2006' military exercise at 'Mihail Kogalniceanu' Military Airdrome, 240 km east (150 miles) of Bucharest, August 24, 2006.