On October 27 the U.S. 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operations Wing completed two weeks of joint exercises in Bulgaria in the context of Thracian Fall 2010, during which American personnel "were able to train and lead more than 1,000 Bulgarian paratroopers to successful landings from U. S. Air Force in Europe's newest tactical aircraft."
As to the purpose of such exercises, an American officer present for them said, "We are hoping by them [Bulgarians] being able to observe how we conduct our operations they will use this to enhance their own ability, from paratrooper operations to flying and one day be able to conduct exercises and even assist in future conflicts." [9]
The future conflicts mentioned constantly emphasized are tomorrow's wars, ones for which the current nine-year-old armed conflict in Afghanistan is a preparation.
Russia's foreign minister might want to take note of the fact.
1) NATO Provides Pentagon Nuclear, Missile And Cyber Shields Over Europe
Stop NATO, September 22, 2010
http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/2010/09/22/2463
2) Dià ¡rio de Notà cias, 22 de outubro de 2010
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