Photo by Staff Sgt. Essence Myricks | 31st Fighter Wing | 03.20.2025
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Flaviu Telecan, 31st Maintenance Group precision measurement equipment laboratory noncommissioned officer in charge, instructs a member of the Bulgarian Air Force on how to use various types of pressure controllers at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 20, 2025. The Bulgarian Air Force is teaming up with U.S. forces to learn how to successfully stand up their on PMEL......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Essence Myricks | 31st Fighter Wing | 03.19.2025
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Carneiro, Air Crew Flight Equipment assistant noncommissioned officer in charge, demonstrates the F-16 Aircrew survival vest, a modular system which houses several survival components, encrypted radios, spare batters and signaling devices to a member of the Bulgarian Air Force. The Bulgarian Air Force joined Airmen for hands-on training this week that reinforced......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Essence Myricks | 31st Fighter Wing | 03.19.2025
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Flaviu Telecan, 31st Maintenance Group precision measurement equipment laboratory noncommissioned officer in charge, trains a member of the Bulgarian Air Force on complex pressure controller equipment at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 20, 2025. Telecan is teaching him important information on pressurizing equipment for implementation with Bulgarian F-16 fighter pilots.......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Essence Myricks | 31st Fighter Wing | 03.19.2025
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Flaviu Telecan, 31st Maintenance Group precision measurement equipment laboratory noncommissioned officer in charge, teaches a member of the Bulgarian Air Force the ins and outs of pressure controller equipment at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 20, 2025. The PMEL shop is an environmentally controlled laboratory, where positive air pressure and a temperature of around......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Carnahan | 31st Fighter Wing | 07.15.2024
A member of the Bulgarian air force helps people onto his C-27J Spartan at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 16, 2024. This C-27J Spartan is not just the first of its kind to move personnel and cargo from Aviano Air Base, but also the first to carry any official U.S. cargo and personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Carnahan)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Carnahan | 31st Fighter Wing | 07.15.2024
U.S. Air Force and Bulgarian air force personnel stand together inside a Bulgarian C-27J Spartan as they await a cargo delivery at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 16, 2024. The Bulgarian air force offered the use of this aircraft to support exercise Thracian Viper. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Carnahan)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Carnahan | 31st Fighter Wing | 07.15.2024
U.S. Air Force and Bulgarian air force personnel await inside a Bulgarian C-27J Spartan as they await a cargo delivery at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 16, 2024. The Bulgarian air force offered the use of this aircraft to support exercise Thracian Viper. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Carnahan)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Carnahan | 31st Fighter Wing | 07.15.2024
U.S. Air Force Airmen and Bulgarian air force personnel work together to load cargo onto a Bulgarian C-27J Spartan aircraft at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 16, 2024. The Bulgarian C-27J Spartan was recently cleared by the U.S. Department of Defense to carry U.S. personnel and cargo, allowing for increased cooperation and interoperability between the allied nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by......
