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......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Carnahan | 31st Fighter Wing | 07.15.2024
A Bulgarian C-27J Spartan is loaded and prepared for take-off at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 16, 2024. C-27J Spartans can be configured for transport, maritime patrol, search and rescue or command and control operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Carnahan)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Carnahan | 31st Fighter Wing | 07.15.2024
A Bulgarian air force C-27J Spartan lands at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 16, 2024. This is the first time a Bulgarian C-27J Spartan has landed, loaded and transported official U.S. cargo and personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Carnahan)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka Woolever | 31st Fighter Wing | 10.21.2020
A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the Strategic Airlift Capability in Papa, Hungry, arrives at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria following the conclusion of the multilateral Thracian Viper exercise and NATO enhanced Air Policing, Oct. 23, 2020. More than 150 U.S. Aif Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Airmen worked alongside Bulgarian Air Force counterparts, enhancing professional......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka Woolever | 31st Fighter Wing | 10.21.2020
U.S. Air Force Gen. JeffHarrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, speaks with a Bulgarian Air Force member at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, Oct. 21, 2020. Harrigian visited the leaders to discuss the importance of interoperability as NATO partners, and congratulated the Bulgarian Air Force on their acquisition of the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. (U.S. Air......
