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    U.S. Air Force teaches first command and control course in Bulgaria

    U.S. Air Force teaches first command and control course in Bulgaria

    Photo By Staff Sgt. Preston Cherry | Romanian air force Capt. Alexandra Hulluba, air defense artillery, center, listens to...... read more read more

    SOFIA, BULGARIA

    05.30.2018

    Story by Senior Airman Preston Cherry 

    52nd Fighter Wing

    Members from the 337th Air Control Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and 435th Contingency Response Support Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, are teaching and overseeing the first Bulgarian command and control training course in Sofia, Bulgaria, from May 28, 2018 – June 8, 2018.

    The two week course is taught in preparation for next month’s Thracian Eagle exercise, which aims to improve the readiness of Bulgarian and Romanian air force personnel and improve interoperability within an exercise environment.

    “We’re here to help the Bulgarian and Romanian command and control agencies learn a little bit more from us on the NATO standard,” said Capt. Ben Norman, 337th Air Control Squadron air battle manager instructor.

    “Not only does it improve them and their command and control capability, but it also helps out the whole NATO allied nation by them taking the knowledge learned here to network and teach others in Eastern Europe.”

    The course includes tactics for vectoring aircraft to and from approach control surfaces, radar intercept techniques and procedures, and overall air operations center and air battle management integration.

    This training is part of a wider multi-lateral engagement in Bulgaria and supports Operation Atlantic Resolve, a demonstration to the collective security of Europe and continued commitment to peace and stability in the region.

    “I think that the information we have received so far is just the beginning of this partnership,” said Maj. Galin Rogashki, Bulgarian air force command, control and surveillance.

    Rogashki finds these courses beneficial and hopes for further opportunities in the future.

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    Date Taken: 05.30.2018
    Date Posted: 05.31.2018 10:18
    Story ID: 278999
    Location: SOFIA, BG

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