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The Bulgarian Army (Bulgarian: Българска армия) represents the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria. Commander-in-Chief is the President of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov. The Ministry of Defense is in charge of political leadership while military command remains in the hands of the General Staff, headed by the Chief of Staff. Operational elements of the Bulgarian Army include: Bulgarian Land Forces (army), Bulgarian Navy (navy), and the Bulgarian Air Forces (air force). Image:BGgerb2. ... This article needs to be updated. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... This page will list the various republican heads of state of Bulgaria, as well as leaders of Bulgarias communist party during the time when it played the leading role in the Bulgarian state. ... Georgi Sedefchov Purvanov Categories: 1957 births | Presidents of Bulgaria | People stubs ... Army (from French armÃ©e) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force. ... The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of WW1 A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in aerial warfare. ...

The patron saint of the Bulgarian Army is St. George, and Valor Day (May 6, also known as St. George's Day) has long been celebrated as Valor and Army Day. It is an official holiday in Bulgaria. In several forms of Christianity, but especially in Roman Catholicism, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. ... For alternate uses, see Saint George (disambiguation) Saint George on horseback rides alongside a wounded dragon being led by a princess, late 19th century engraving. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ...

After the country became a NATO member in April 2004, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense has begun a new downsizing, modernization, and reform program (known as PLAN 2004) that will result in the adoption of a smaller force structure of around 50,000 personnel, based upon a rapid reaction force and two additional corps headquarters, all with subordinate brigades. Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Many American politicians had long argued that Europes economic influence should be matched by an ability to project military power anywhere on the continent. ...

History of the Bulgarian Army

General Staff

Currently headed by Chief of Staff General Nikola Kolev, the General Staff is responsible for the military and operational command of the Bulgarian Army and its 3 major branches. Deputies: Vice Admiral Petar Petrov, General Atanas Zaprianov, General Dimitar Zehtinov.

Land Forces

The Land Forces are functionally divided into Active and Reserve Forces. Their main functions include deterrence, defense, peace support and crisis management, humanitarian and rescue missions, as well as social functions within Bulgarian society. Image File history File links Bulgarian_land_forces. ... Image File history File links Bulgarian_land_forces. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1584x1025, 191 KB) Photo by CM Iraq, Summer 2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Military of Bulgaria ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1584x1025, 191 KB) Photo by CM Iraq, Summer 2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Military of Bulgaria ... Widely-recognized peace symbol Peace is commonly understood to mean the Other definitions include freedom from disputes, harmonious relations and the absence of mental stress or anxiety, as the meaning of the word changes with context. ... ...

The Active Forces mainly have peacekeeping and defensive duties, and are further divided into Deployment Forces, Immediate Reaction, and Main Defense Forces. The Reserve Forces comprise of Enhancement Forces, Territorial Defense Forces, and Training Grounds. They deal with planning and reservist preparation, armaments and equipment storage, training of formations for active forces rotation or increase in personnel.

During peacetime the Land Forces maintain permanent combat and mobilization readiness. They become part of multinational military formations in compliance with international treaties Bulgaria is a Party of, participate in the preparation of the population, the national economy and the maintenance of wartime reserves and the infrastructure of the country for defense. Image File history File links Bulgarian_land_forces_training. ... Image File history File links Bulgarian_land_forces_training. ... Combat, or fighting, is purposeful conflict between one or more persons, often involving violence and intended to establish dominance over the opposition. ... Mobilization or mobilisation is the act of assembling and making both troops and supplies ready for war. ... A treaty is a binding agreement under international law concluded by subjects of international law, namely states and international organizations. ...

In times of crisis the Land Forces' main tasks relate to participation in operations countering terrorist activities and defense of strategic facilities (such as nuclear power plants and major industrial facilities), assisting the security forces in proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, illegal armaments traffic and international terrorism. The term terrorism is largely synonymous with political violence or the threat of violence, and refers to a strategy of using coordinated attacks that typically fall within the time, manner of conduct, and place commonly understood as unconventional warfare. ... A nuclear power station. ... Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) generally include nuclear, biological, chemical and, increasingly, radiological weapons. ...

In case of low- and medium-intensity military conflict the Active Forces that are part of the Land Forces participate in carrying out the initial tasks for the defense of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country. Territorial integrity is the principle under international law that nation-states should not attempt to promote secessionist movements or to promote border changes in other nation-states. ... Sovereignty is the exclusive right to exercise supreme political (legislative, judicial and/or executive) authority over a geographic region, group of people or oneself. ...

In case of a military conflict of high intensity the Land Forces, together with the Air Force and the Navy, form the defense group of the Bulgarian Army aiming at countering aggression and protection of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country.

Navy

The navy has been largely overlooked in the reforms that the Bugarian armed forces had to go through in order to comply with NATO standards, mostly because of the great expense involved and the fact that naval assults are not a concern for the country's security. That is why combat submarines are now docked and have been out of operation for some time. Only more modern frigates, corvettes and missile crafts are on active duty.

The Bulgarian navy is centered in two main bases. One is near the city of Varna. The other is near the city of Bourgas. Varna (Bulgarian: Ð’Ð°Ñ€Ð½Ð°) is the third largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 351,552(10. ... Burgas (or Bourgas, Bulgarian: Бургас) is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. ...

Air Force

In the past decade Bulgaria has been trying actively to restructure its army as a whole and a lot attention has been payed to keeping the aging russian aircrafts operational. Currently the attack and defence becnches of the bulgarian air force are comprised mainly of MIG-21s, MIG-23s, MIG-29s and SU-25. There are plans for purchasing US-made F-16 and F-18 fighters over the coming years.

Modern EU-made transport helicopters were purchased in 2005 but the Bulgarian air force mainly relies on MI-24s when it comes attack helicopters.

Branches of the airforce include: fighter aviation, assault aviation, intelligence aviation and transportation aviation, aid defense troops, radio-technical troops, communications troops, radio-technical support troops, logistics and medical troops.

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