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Bulgarian, U.S. naval special operations forces to hold joint drill in Black Sea

Xinhua, April 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

An 18-day joint drill involving Bulgarian and U.S. naval special operations forces will start on Wednesday in Bulgaria's Black Sea area, the Bulgarian Navy said in a statement on Tuesday.

Two C-130 Hercules aircraft, two high-speed combat boats and 70 members of the U.S. Navy special operations forces will participate from the U.S. side, the statement said.

They will be joined by a total of nine Bulgarian ships and speedboats, two navy helicopters AS 565MB Panther and 30 members of the country's naval special forces.

Bulgaria signed a defense cooperation agreement with the United States in 2006, and last year the two sides conducted 82 joint military trainings and drills. Endit