Bulgarian and American Servicemen with Joint Training at “Novo Seloâ€
As part of his visit to Bulgaria, the new commander of the Allied Joint Force Command in Naples, Admiral Stuart Munsch, visited the “Novo Selo” training ground and got acquainted with the process of joint training of the battle group in Bulgaria. Together with the Deputy Chief of Defense Lieutenant General Dimitar Iliev and the Commander of the Joint Forces Command, Major General Valeri Tsolov, he observed demonstrations of capabilities in joint actions by Bulgarian and American military personnel.
The demonstrations involved a Bulgarian mechanized company and an American infantry platoon with the support of an unmanned aerial vehicle crew from the 61st Mechanized Brigade. The servicemen demonstrated a high level of readiness in joint offensive operations.
The guests also observed a static display of weapons and equipment used by the formations of the battle group, in which representatives of the Italian army with the commander Colonel Francesco Alaimo also participated.
Admiral Munsch gave a high assessment of the capabilities that the battle group has achieved in the process of joint training with the participation of Bulgarian and American servicemen. "All of us NATO member states are building collective defense together, and through the creation of battlegroups we are providing additional forces to strengthen the Alliance's deterrence and defense," he said. Read More...