Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Keisler | 31st Fighter Wing | 07.22.2021
U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Goar, 555th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, left, and Bulgarian air force Maj. Petar Milkov, L-39 Albatros instructor, pose for a photo during exercise Thracian Star 21 at Graf Ingatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, July 22, 2021. Thracian Star 21 is a multilateral training exercise with the Bulgarian air force that increases operational capacity, capability and......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Keisler | 31st Fighter Wing | 07.21.2021
U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 555th Aircraft Maintenance Unit pose for a photo during exercise Thracian Star 21 at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, July 21, 2021. More than 150 Airmen and eight F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron participated in Thracian Star 21, a Bulgarian air force-led exercise aiming to enhance interoperability and the ability to rapidly......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Keisler | 31st Fighter Wing | 07.20.2021
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Bueono and Airman 1st Class Andrew Moyer, 555th Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chiefs, defuel a U.S. Air Force F-16 during exercise Thracian Star 21 at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, July 20, 2021. Thracian Star 21 is a multilateral training opportunity that tested the 555th Fighter Squadron’s ability to rapidly forward deploy,......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Keisler | 31st Fighter Wing | 07.20.2021
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron takes off during exercise Thracian Star 21 at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, July 20, 2021. Thracian Star 21 is multinational training that allows both U.S. Air Force Airmen and Bulgarian, Hellenic, and Romanian forces to extend joint warfighting capability through operational and tactical training. (U.S. Air......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Keisler | 31st Fighter Wing | 07.20.2021
A U.S. Air Force Fighting Falcon assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron taxis off the flightline after participating in exercise Thracian Star 21 at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, July 16, 2021. The 555th Fighter Squadron participated in exercise Thracian Star 21, a Bulgarian air force-led exercise aiming to maximize interoperability, combat effectiveness and survival awareness while......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Keisler | 31st Fighter Wing | 07.20.2021
Airman 1st Class Allexis Roberts, 31st Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew member, repairs the end seal of a 2.75 inch practice rocket end shield during exercise Thracian Star 21 at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, July 19, 2021. The 2.75 inch rocket can be equipped with a variety of warheads and is used in the air-to-ground roles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Keisler | 31st Fighter Wing | 07.20.2021
A Bulgarian air force MiG-29 taxis on the flightline during Thracian Star 21 at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, July 20, 2021. THS21 allowed both U.S. Airmen and Bulgarian forces to extend joint warfighting capability through operational and tactical training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Keisler | 31st Fighter Wing | 07.20.2021
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Anders, 31st Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuels system craftsman, teaches Bulgarian air force members hydrazine emergency response procedures on a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron during exercise Thracian Star 21 at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, July 20, 2021. This exercise required all levels of a squadron to......