Mig 29s in Hungary

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to get a chance to fly against a famous adversary of the F-16--the Russian built Mig 29 Fulcrum. Many countries in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc have these awesome jets. Hungary is one of them and an agreement was struck to allow F-16's from Aviano to fly to Hungary and have training engagements with them.
My flight lead, "Trigger" and I were the first to go. We took off from Aviano and flew to Hungary and intercepted the Fulcrums near the border. Then we split off--one F-16 with one Fulcrum. We fought basic dogfights and returned to land at their base. We were greeted by dozens of people with cameras and a reporter from an aviation magazine. We had a quick lunch and then briefed up another sortie. This was really juicy: 2 F-16's versus 4 Mig 29s and 2 L-39s. This was a great mission and we really enjoyed it.
I was impressed with the power and maneuverability of the Mig 29. However, our jet's awesome performance combined with our training proves that the U.S. definitely has it's act together when it comes to flying fighters.