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Joint tactical military training between Bulgarian and US forces

Thu, Sep 17 2009 12:21 CET

byNick Iliev

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Joint tactical military training between Bulgarian and US forces

Novo Selo exercise, September 17 2009
Photo: Stoyan Nenov

A joint military-police training exercise at the Novo Selo range involving Bulgarian and United States units is entering its final phase on September 17 and Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Mladenov will be present during the closing drill, Bulgarian National Television has reported.

The latest exercises are poised to further integrate the Bulgarian military within the Nato alliance framework and improve its efficiency and capability, according to the BNT. United States infantry units from the 2nd Stryker cavalry regiment and Bulgarian infantry detachments are involved in today's exercise at Novo Selo military base near the town of Sliven, about 350 km east of Sofia.

Meanwhile, a four-day tactical military training exercise has commenced in Krumovo on September 17, which will be supervised by Nato officials. The training will stress different air evacuation tactics, executed by 150 military personnel and a Cougar helicopter. The exercise is under the command of Colonel Marin Nachev, deputy chief of the Bulgarian Air Force.

Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) are specialised medical transportation units which are common in the US Air Force and the Royal Air Force. Within the US Air Force in particular, AE is coordinated by Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

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Anonymous Luben Stoytchev Capt.i.R. Fri, Sep 18 2009 10:16 CET
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Excellent and one must made more and more.Bulgaria must be a spear head on the Balkans in setting order and peace for quiet work and
pleasure.A famous doublet NATO + EU
The Old Roman Empire Idea is comming anew on the surface.
L.Stoytchev


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