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July 13, 2021
555th FS F-16s arrive in Bulgaria for Thracian Star 21

More than 150 personnel and multiple F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron, at Aviano Air Base, Italy, are participating in Thracian Star 21, a Bulgarian air force-led exercise, at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, July 9-23, 2021.
May 17, 2021
Swift Response 21: 435th CRG opens airfield after joint forcible entry

The 435th Contingency Response Group executed the opening and operating of an airfield after joint forcible entry into Cheshnegirovo Airfield, Bulgaria, during exercise Swift Response 21, May 11-12, 2021.
March 18, 2020
Taming the flames on Ramstein’s new F-15 mobile trainer

The 435th Construction and Training Squadron hosted the NATO Firefighter Fundamentals Course March 9-13 to train for aircraft mishaps and pilot extraction scenarios.
June 28, 2019
Multinational Heavy Airlift Wing celebrates 10th anniversary

The United States, alongside 11 NATO and Partnership for Peace nations, celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Heavy Airlift Wing activation under the Strategic Airlift Capability program this week at Pápa Air Base, Hungary.
Nov. 12, 2018
Greatest sacrifice: B-24 Liberator pilot identified, repatriated after 73 years

As his B-24 Liberator started a spiraling descent after encountering hostile anti-aircraft fire over Bulgaria, 1st Lt. John Crouchley knew what he had to do. Holding tightly onto the controls and desperately fighting with two badly damaged engines, he made sure his nine-strong crew escaped with
May 31, 2018
U.S. Air Force teaches first command and control course in Bulgaria

Members from the 337th Air Control Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and 435th Contingency Response Support Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, are teaching and overseeing the first Bulgarian command and control training course in Sofia, Bulgaria, from May 28 to June 8.The two week course
July 20, 2017
USAF demonstrates capabilities in European theater

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – The U.S. Air Force airlift provides the capability to deploy armed forces and assets anywhere in the world within hours.
Sept. 10, 2016
Bulgaria, US commence joint air policing

The United States and Bulgarian air forces will conduct the first ever joint NATO air policing mission in Bulgaria, Sept. 9-16. The air policing mission enables on-demand response capabilities, which serve to mitigate and deter violations and infringements on Bulgarian sovereign airspace. Working

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