President Raimonds Vejonis, the president of the Republic

President Raimonds Vejonis, the president of the Republic of Latvia, receives a portrait of an MQ-1 Predator from Col. Stan Jones, 147th Reconnaissance Wing commander, Texas Air National Guard, during media day Sept. 8, 2015, at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia. Officials invited distinguished guests and media to the air base to learn more about the 147th Reconnaissance Wing, Texas Air National Guard, and the Michigan National Guard's mission to fly the reconnaissance aircraft in its first non-combat deployment and its first flight in European air space. (Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Alicia Lacy/Released)