Bulgarian paratroopers descend from an Alenia C-27J Spartan during Exercise Thracian Spring 17 at Plovdiv Regional Airport, Bulgaria, March 20, 2017. Airmen from the 37th Airlift Squadron, 435th Contingency Response Group, and 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, partnered with the Bulgarian military for the two-week exercise. The shares a commitment with Bulgaria, a NATO ally, to promote peace and close cooperation on countering a range of regional and global threats.

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