Strike Back 19

Red Tower, positioned among the ranges of Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, is the vantage point by which Bulgarian, American and Greek military leadership can coordinate a multinational, live fire armored exe More

Fire engines assigned to the Michigan Army National Guard 1442nd Firefighting Team stand ready June 6, 2019 at Novo Selo Training Area in Bulgaria. The 1439th, 1440th and 1442nd Firefighting Teams, deployed fro More

U.S. Army Col. Timothy G. Bosetti, commander of the 30th Medical Brigade, visits members of the 254th Medical Detachment, a combat operational stress control unit. Pictured left to right are Capt. Ciro Visone, More

Bulgarian Land Forces Soldiers prepare to counter-attack a simulated opposing force in an urban environment on June 10, 2019 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, during STRIKE BACK 19. The troops implemented s More

Albanian Armed Forces Lt. Alban Subashi, Albanian platoon leader of Alpha Joint Company leads his platoon of Soldiers alongside Bulgarian, North Macedonian and U.S. forces during a mechanized exercise June 11, More

50th Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Metodiev Borisov observes Bulgarian, U.S., Greek, Albanian and North Macedonian forces conduct urban warfare and mechanized exercises June 12, 2019 at Novo Selo Training Area More

Bulgarian Armored Personnel Carrier vehicles traverse across Novo Selo Training Area on June 13, 2019 as a part of STRIKE BACK 19. STRIKE BACK 19 is a multinational exercise hosted by the Bulgarian Land Forces More

U.S. Army Europe Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli visits Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, June 13, 2019 during STRIKE BACK 19. Cavoli, a Foreign Area Officer with a concentration on Eurasia, More

Konstantin Kostadinov, a Bulgarian who assists in military interpretation when he needs a fun escape from his career as a criminal defense attorney, stands before a mountain whose name, translated into English, More

Bulgarian Land Forces Col. Nedyalko Nikov, the exercise director of STRIKE BACK 19, and other leadership coordinate an armored exercise in Red Tower on Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, on June 10, 2019. STRI More

Michigan Army National Guard Sgt. Christopher Ruether, a firefighter with the 1442nd Firefighting Team, demonstrates the first procedures for an emergency response June 6, 2019 at Novo Selo Training Area in Bul More

Bulgarian Land Forces Sgt. 2nd Class Boris Pashev of the 42nd Battalion and Corp. Jordan Karadzhov of the 31st Battalion demonstrate room clearing techniques June 10, 2019, on Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, More

Albanian Armed Forces Lt. Alban Subashi of the 3rd Infantry Battalion, Bulgarian Land Forces Cpt. Rasen Nachev of the 38th Mechanized Battalion and North Macedonian 1st Lt. Blarton Isa of the 4th Mechanized Bat More

50th Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Metodiev Borisov observes Bulgarian, American, Greek, Albanian and North Macedonian forces conduct urban warfare and mechanized exercises June 12, 2019 at Novo Selo Training More

U.S. Army Europe Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli prepares to depart Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, June 13, 2019 via Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk during STRIKE BACK 19. Cavoli met with U.S. More

U.S., Bulgarian and Greek forces prepare to conduct a mechanized maneuver across Novo Selo Training Area on June 14, 2019 as a part of STRIKE BACK 19. STRIKE BACK 19 is a multinational exercise hosted by the B More

Encho Denev, a Bulgarian interpreter working with U.S. Army and Bulgarian Land Forces during STRIKE BACK 19 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, sits at his desk at the Bulgarian Land Force's media operations More

Two platoons of U.S. Army Bradley Fighting Vehicles, alongside a platoon of Greek Army German Leopard tanks and a Bulgarian armored unit, stand ready to retrieve a hilltop position lost in the exercise the prev More

A soldier with the Greek Army’s 22nd Tank Battalion waits for the command to enter the Bulgarian Army’s Novo Selo Training Area on June 5, 2019 as part of the Greek participation in Strike Back 2019. STRIKE BAC More

Michigan Army National Guard Sgt. Scott Clark, a firefighter with the 1442nd Firefighting Team and deputy with the Kalkaska Sheriff’s Department, demonstrates the full range of equipment used to saw, cleave and More

Lt. Col. Wrigley, a service dog with the Massachusetts National Guard, provides support to the 254th Medical Detachment June 11, 2019 on Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, during STRIKE BACK 19. Wrigley recentl More

50th Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Metodiev Borisov shakes the hand of Bulgarian Land Forces Lt. Col. Nikolay Nikolov, commander of the 38th Battalion, during a showcase of cooperation by Bulgarian, American, More

U.S. Army Europe Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli visits Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, June 13, 2019 during STRIKE BACK 19. Cavoli assumed command of U.S. Army Europe Jan. 18, 2018. STRI More

Spc. Jeffrey Arsola, a gunner with the mounted section of the 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1-16 Infantry Regiment makes the final adjustments to a Bradley Fighting Vehicle on June 14, 2019 at Novo Selo Training More

Encho Denev, a Bulgarian interpreter working with U.S. Army and Bulgarian Land Forces during STRIKE BACK 19 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, translates an interview with an U.S. Army Soldier into Bulgarian More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Grant Steen of Bravo Company 1 Battalion 16th Infantry Regiment stands ready to notionally retrieve a hilltop position lost in the exercise the previous day on June 10, 2019 at Novo Selo Train More

Michigan Army National Guard Sgt. Scott Clark, a firefighter with the 1442nd Firefighting Team and deputy with the Kalkaska Sheriff’s Department, explains the unique challenges associated with combining Europea More

240th Composite Supply Company Sgt. Nondi McLeod performs part of an hourly test on the lightweight water purification system she and her unit use in their day to day operations of providing drinkable water to More

Lt. Col. Wrigley, a service dog with the Massachusetts National Guard, greets his temporary handler Massachusetts Army National Guard Spc. Brianna High, a behavioral health specialist with the 182 Medical Compa More

The official flag of STRIKE BACK 19 flies proudly as the 50th Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Metodiev Borisov arrives June 12, 2019 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria to observe a sampling of the training bei More

U.S. Army Europe Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli departs Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, June 13, 2019 via Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk during STRIKE BACK 19. Cavoli met with U.S. Army and B More

U.S., Bulgarian and Greek forces prepare to conduct a mechanized maneuver across Novo Selo Training Area on June 14, 2019 as a part of STRIKE BACK 19. STRIKE BACK 19 is a multinational exercise hosted by the B More

A platoon of German Leopard tanks controlled by the Greek Army fire upon distant targets June 10, 2019 on Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, as a part of STRIKE BACK 19. This was the beginning of the second day More

Engine 3 has a few methods of discharging enormous amounts of water and other fire-retardant substances June 6, 2019, at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria. These attack lines can discharge water at 150 gallons More

Bulgarian Land Forces 1st Lt. Vladimir Statev conducts a mechanized maneuver in an armored personnel carrier with U.S., Greek, North Macedonian and Albanian forces June 11, 2019 on Novo Selo Training Area, Bulg More

Bulgarian, American, Greek, Albanian and North Macedonian forces wait to greet 50th Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Metodiev Borisov after conducting an urban warfare and mechanized exercise together June 12, 20 More

Spc. Jeffrey Arsola, a gunner with the mounted section of the 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1-16 Infantry Regiment prepares 7.62 mm ammunition for a Bradley Fighting Vehicle on June 14, 2019 at Novo Selo Training More

A Greek LEO2HEL Tank Platoon prepare to fire upon distant targets June 10, 2019 on Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, as a part of STRIKE BACK 19. This was the beginning of the second day of a two-part exercise More

Michigan Army National Guard Sgt. Scott Clark, a firefighter with the 1442nd Firefighting Team and deputy with the Kalkaska Sheriff’s Department, explains how modified chainsaws can be used to cut through the r More

Bulgarian Land Forces 1st Lt. Vladimir Statev conducts a mechanized maneuver in an armored personnel carrier with the U.S., North Macedonian and Albanian forces June 11, 2019 on Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgari More

Greek, American and Bulgarian teams prepare to perform a demonstration of the combined firepower of LEO2HEL tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles, and armored personnel carriers, June 12, 2019 at Novo Selo Training More

Pfc. Bejar, a driver with the mounted section of the 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1-16 Infantry Regiment carries 25 mm rounds to his section’s Bradley Fighting Vehicle on June 14, 2019 at Novo Selo Training Area More

U.S. Army Spc. Allen Ford of Bravo Company 1 Battalion 16th Infantry Regiment prepares for the second day of a two-part exercise in which a hilltop fighting position was lost and must be regained with the help More

U.S. Army Bradley Fighting Vehicles and a Greek LEO2HEL Tank maneuver together June 11, 2019 on Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, during STRIKE BACK 19. Their defenses were penetrated during a simulated attack More

A U.S. Army Bradley Fighting Vehicle team look on as their Bulgarian allies demonstrate the firepower of their armored personnel vehicles June 12, 2019 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, to the visiting Bulg More

1010 - Pfc. Bejar, a driver with the mounted section of the 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1-16 Infantry Regiment sits at the controls of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle on June 14, 2019 at Novo Selo Training Area as a More

Spc. Jeffrey Arsola, a gunner with the mounted section of the 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1-16 Infantry Regiment, and Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Moss, 2nd Platoon Sergeant, sit at their stations with a Bradley Fight More

Spc. Jeffrey Arsola, a gunner with the mounted section of the 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1-16 Infantry Regiment, sits in the back of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle on June 14, 2019 at Novo Selo Training Area as a More

Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Moss, 2nd Platoon Sergeant, Bravo Company, 1-16 Infantry Regiment, awaits further instruction during a maneuver involving U.S., Bulgarian and Greek mechanized units on June 14, 2019 at Nov More

Hellenic Army and Bulgarian Land Forces mechanized units prepare to undergo a maneuver across Novo Selo Training Area on June 13, 2019 as a part of STRIKE BACK 19. STRIKE BACK 19 is a multinational exercise h More