Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

Dec. 3, 2023
USAFE-AFAFRICA hosts multinational medical knowledge exchange

The exchange granted the participants a chance to trade information and experience with one another to further integrate with their unique missions and form best practices.
Oct. 4, 2023
Tennessee Guard, Bulgaria Celebrate 30-Year Partnership

To mark three decades of cooperation as one of the original partners in the State Partnership Program, the Tennessee National Guard and the Bulgarian Armed Forces held more than 30 bilateral engagements throughout the year culminating in a two-day conference and celebration in Sofia Sept. 28-29.
June 21, 2023
Tennessee Guard, Bulgarian Medical Military Academy Collaborate

The Tennessee Army and Air National Guard collaborated with the Bulgarian Military Medical Academy June 12-19 in a series of events as part of Thracian Sentry 23.
June 20, 2023
Tennessee National Guard, Partner Bulgaria Conduct Exercise

The Tennessee National Guard partnered with the Bulgarian Military’s Joint Forces Command to command and control Soldiers, Airmen, equipment and aircraft during the Thracian Sentry 23 exercise June 12-23.
March 3, 2023
Tennessee National Guard Prepares for Joint Bulgarian Exercise

The Tennessee National Guard will conduct the international joint readiness exercise Thracian Sentry 2023 throughout Bulgaria June 12-30.
March 19, 2022
Bulgaria Stands Up Multinational Battle Group

The NATO multinational battle group led by Bulgaria is an important step in the face of nearby Russian aggression in Ukraine and the United States fully supports it, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
March 18, 2022
Swamp Fox maintenance hosts Bulgarian air force officers

Six Bulgarian air force maintenance officers spent two days with the 169th Maintenance Group discussing maintenance best practices as a part of a subject matter expert exchange. Earlier in the week, the Bulgarian air force team visited the 134th Air Refueling Wing in Knoxville, Tennessee, discussing
July 13, 2021
555th FS F-16s arrive in Bulgaria for Thracian Star 21

More than 150 personnel and multiple F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron, at Aviano Air Base, Italy, are participating in Thracian Star 21, a Bulgarian air force-led exercise, at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, July 9-23, 2021.
May 17, 2021
Swift Response 21: 435th CRG opens airfield after joint forcible entry

The 435th Contingency Response Group executed the opening and operating of an airfield after joint forcible entry into Cheshnegirovo Airfield, Bulgaria, during exercise Swift Response 21, May 11-12, 2021.