- Title: U.S., Bulgaria start Black Sea military drills
- Date: 11th July 2017
- Summary: ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) BULGARIAN DEPUTY CHIEF OF DEFENCE, VICE ADMIRAL EMIL EVTIMOV, SAYING: "I would like to express my confidence that this exercise will not only achieve its military training objectives, but also it will further reinforce our friendships and collective confidence." SOLDIERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) DEPUTY COMMANDING GENERAL FOR ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, MAJ. GEN. JOHN GRONSKI, SAYING: "At exercise Sabre Guardian we are demonstrating an incredible ability to deter, by massing the combat power of a multinational division." VARIOUS OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES AT BASE VARIOUS OF AH-64 APACHE HELICOPTERS EVTIMOV AND GRONSKI CUTTING RIBBON
- Embargoed: 25th July 2017 13:02
- Keywords: military exercise Black Sea military drill
- Location: NOVO SELO, BULGARIA
- City: NOVO SELO, BULGARIA
- Country: Bulgaria
- Topics: NATO,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0036P9W661
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: "Saber Guardian 2017" was inaugurated on Tuesday (July 11) at the Novo Selo training grounds in Bulgaria, with the participation of U.S. and Bulgarian military officials, in what NATO says is its largest multinational exercise in the Black Sea region
A total of 18 drills are planned to take place as part of the exercise which concludes on July 20, with the participation of troops from neighbouring NATO countries Romania and Hungary.
Bulgaria alone sent some 4000 for the exercise, which will include ground, air and naval operations. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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