Elbe-Day

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

Men dressed as U.S. and Russian soldiers re-enact a World War II scene on April 24, 2010, on the Elbe river in Torgau, eastern Germany. The so-called “Elbe-Day” was celebrated to commemorate the historic meeting of U.S. and Soviet armed forces next to a distroyed bridge in Torgau on April 25, 1945, two weeks before the end of the war. (JENS SCHLUETER/AFP/Getty Images)

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