Bulgaria will host the joint Bulgarian - U.S. training "Thracian Summer 2023"
Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria
04.08.2023
For yet another year, Bulgaria will host the joint flight training "Thracian Summer 2023" that will take place in the period 5-20 August 2023 at Bezmer Air Base and Cheshnegirovo Airport. For more than 15 years now, the joint training has contributed to the Air Force and the Special Operations Forces gaining extensive experience in real interaction in an international environment.
Forces and assets of the Ministry of Defence and structures directly subordinate to the Minister of Defence, the Air Force, the Joint Special Operations Command and formations of the US Air Force in Europe with three C-130 transport aircraft will participate in the "Thracian Summer".
The objectives of the training are to improve Air Force procedures for comprehensive logistics support and host-nation support, to achieve interoperability, and enhance the theoretical and tactical-special training of the air and missile defence units. During the "Thracian Summer 2023", troop and cargo transportation and parachute cargo loading as well as day and night parachute jumps will be performed. The participants will conduct training on casualty evacuation and aeromedical evacuation. Joint tasks with ground-based air defence assets will be performed.
The plan is, on 5 August, to carry out flights for the redeployment of personnel who will participate in the "Thracian Summer 2023". The US Air Force C-130 transport aircraft will be redeployed to our country on 7 August.
Within the framework of the joint training in the period 8-17 August 2023, day and night flights with Spartan aircraft of the Bulgarian Air Force and with C-130 aircraft of the US Air Force will be performed.
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