Photo by Staff Sgt. John Foister | 86th Airlift Wing | 08.27.2024
U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules pilots with the 37th Airlift Squadron prepare for takeoff during Thracian Summer 2024, August 24, 2024, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Thracian Summer included sorties from early morning until late at night, giving air and ground crews training in different light levels. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Johnny Foister)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. John Foister | 86th Airlift Wing | 08.27.2024
U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules pilots with the 37th Airlift Squadron approach the runway during Thracian Summer 2024, August 24, 2024, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Thracian Summer included night operations, which allowed pilots to train on takeoffs, landings and flight operations while using night-vision devices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Johnny Foister)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. John Foister | 86th Airlift Wing | 08.27.2024
U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules pilots with the 37th Airlift Squadron approach the runway during Thracian Summer 2024, August 24, 2024, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Thracian Summer included night operations, which allowed pilots to train on takeoffs, landings and flight operations while using night-vision devices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Johnny Foister)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. John Foister | 86th Airlift Wing | 08.27.2024
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nathan Ocasio, 435th Security Forces Squadron contingency response team member, rests on the flightline during Thracian Summer 2024, August 20, 2024, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Bulgarian and American paratroopers jumped together to enhance interoperability and assure allies of an unwavering commitment to regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Johnny Foister)...
Photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae | 86th Airlift Wing | 09.01.2021
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Holt, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, waits to open the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Thracian Summer 2021 at Plovdiv Airport, Bulgaria, Sept. 1, 2021. Thracian Summer 2021 is an opportunity to train with Bulgarian forces to enhance interoperability, maintain joint readiness and assure regional allies and partners of joint capabilities.......
Photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae | 86th Airlift Wing | 09.01.2021
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Holt, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares to depart a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Plovdiv Airport, Bulgaria, during Thracian Summer 2021, Sept. 1, 2021. Thracian Summer 2021 is a bilateral training event designed to enhance operational access and global freedom of action while strengthening partner interoperability, joint readiness, and assuring......
Photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae | 86th Airlift Wing | 09.01.2021
Bulgarian air force parajumpers coast to the ground after jumping from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Cheshnegirovo Air Base, Bulgaria, during Thracian Summer 2021, Sept. 1, 2021. Thracian Summer 2021 is a flying training deployment to enhance airdrop operations, aerial port operations and multi-ship flying formation operations between the two nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior......
Photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae | 86th Airlift Wing | 09.01.2021
A Bulgarian air force parajumper floats to the ground after jumping from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Cheshnegirovo Air Base, Bulgaria, during Thracian Summer 2021, Sept. 1, 2021. Thracian Summer 2021 is an opportunity to train with Bulgarian forces to enhance interoperability, maintain joint readiness and assure regional allies and partners of joint capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo......
