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ZHUKOVSKY, Russia -- Russian air force deputy commander, Gen. Lt. Alexander Nikolaevich Zelin (center), greets Col. Stephen Mueller (right) and Maj. Kevin Thrash at Zhukovsky airfield for the 6th Moscow Aviation and Space Show. Five U.S. Air Force aircraft are on display at the event, a first for the U.S. military. Mueller is the 52nd Fighter Wing commander from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and the U.S. military cadre commander at the show. Thrash is the Russia desk officer for U.S. Air Forces in Europe's plans and programs directorate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kenneth Fidler)