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SHABLA, Bulgaria – The Bulgarian Air Force, Navy and Land Forces as well as the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, U.S. Army Europe, kicked off its first day of exercise SHABLA 19 at the National Air Defence Training Centre “Shabla” in Bulgaria, June 10, 2019.
"This is going to be an action-packed exercise, and I cannot express how truly fortunate and thankful we are for our Bulgarian counterparts in letting us be a part of it,” said Col. Thomas E. Moore, commander for the 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, which serves under the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command. "There are a lot of different types of systems here and I am looking forward to seeing them and how they operate."
SHABLA 19 is a Bulgarian national exercise taking place from June 10-14, 2019. This bilateral, Joint Air Defense Live Fire Exercise is designed to improve readiness and interoperability to protect national air sovereignty against attacks and air reconnaissance. Highlights of SHABLA 19 includes a series of live fires featuring several different types of missiles and missile firing systems.
“It’s not often that such a wide variety of great teams are brought together like this, I am excited to spend time and learn from our counterparts,” said Moore.
Beginning its extended rotation on Nov. 28, 2018, the 174th ADA BDE, which is a component of the Ohio National Guard, is operating in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. Their mission consists of the command and control of short range air defense artillery formations in Europe.
To follow live updates of the exercise, click on the link to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service page at https://www.dvidshub.net/feature/Shabla19 or “like” the Michigan National Guard on Facebook.
| Date Taken: | 06.10.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 06.10.2019 11:13 |
| Story ID: | 326394 |
| Location: | SHABLA , BG |
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