During the grand opening ceremony of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev engage in a heated debate about capitalism and communism in the middle of a model kitchen set up for the fair.
During a week of summit meetings with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and other Soviet officials, the United States and the USSR reached a number of agreements, including one that laid the groundwork for a joint space flight in 1975.
My visit was part of NATO’s outreach and desire to develop a “true strategic partnership with Russia,” as it says in the Strategic Concept approved at the Lisbon Summit last fall. In my role as the Supreme Allied Commander, I continue to search for zones of cooperation with the Russian military.
Staff Sgt. Chris Collazo (left) and Staff Sgt. Tyler Welsh, loadmasters with the 9th Airlift Squadron at Dover Air Force Base, Del., hang an American flag in a C-5 Galaxy on display Aug. 16, 2011, at the Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon, or MAKS, at Zhukovsky Airfield. MAKS is one of the premier events of its type in the world and Department of Defense participation demonstrates the U.S. commitment to international security, promotes international cooperation, and contributes to U.S. foreign policy objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kelley J. Stewart)
Lt. Col. Clint Mixon, a weapons systems officer from the 492nd Fighter Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, explains the capabilities of the F-15E Strike Eagle on display Aug. 16, 2011, at the Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon, or MAKS, at Zhukovsky Airfield. About 100 crew members from U.S. and Europe-based units are participating in the show through Aug. 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kelley J. Stewart)
ZHUKOVSKY, Russia -- Air Force Staff Sgt. Christy Jeffreys, KC-10 Extender boom operator with the 79th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., talks with visitors at the Moscow International Air Show and Space Salon here Aug. 18.
