Soldiers participate in a joint Bulgarian and US Air Forces military exercise "Thracian Spring 2011 in Plovdiv, some 150 km from Sofia, on May 2, 2011.
Conducting a combined ground assault at a drop zone near Bezmer Air Base, Bulgaria, Bulgarian paratrooper 2nd Lieutenant Rumen Lozanov from the 1st Special Forces Battalion is followed by fellow soldiers and U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 86th Contingency Response Group during Exercise Thracian Spring 2008, an annual bilateral training exercise between the United States and Bulgarian Armed Forces. The 86th CRG Airmen are deployed from Sembach Air Base, Germany with Bulgarian soldiers from the 68th Special Forces Brigade
Members of the Bulgarian Special Forces simulate the evacuation of wounded soldiers into a cloud of dust stirred up by a MI-8 Helicopter while participating in a combined rescue exercise of refugees by French, British and Bulgarian Special Forces while participating in Cooperative Key 2003 in Bulgaria. The purpose of Cooperative Key is to promote dialogue between NATO and partner nations in conducting peace support operations. This year's exercise focuses on peace enforcement.
Bulgarian Army Soldiers train together on the proper way to enter and secure a residence during a Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) exercise at the Novo Selo training area in Bulgaria (BGR). The simulated attack is part of Exercise Bulwark 2004.
Soldiers watch paratroopers participating in a joint Bulgarian and US Air Forces military exercise "Thracian Spring 2011 in Plovdiv, some 150 km from Sofia, on May 2, 2011.
Paratroopers participate in a joint Bulgarian-U.S. military training Thracian Spring 2011 at the Krumovo airbase near the city of Plovdiv, about 140 km (87 miles) east of Sofia May 2, 2011.
Bulgarian paratroopers participate in a joint Bulgarian and US Air Forces military exercise "Thracian Spring 2011 in Plovdiv, some 150 km from Sofia, on May 2, 2011