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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason Gioconda, aircrew flight equipment superintendent with the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, goes over egress procedures with Bulgarian air force MiG-29 pilot Capt. Martin Vetov prior to his familiarization flight in an F-16D Fighting Falcon at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, on July 13, 2015. Gioconda and Vetov are participating in Thracian Star, a bilateral training exercise to enhance interoperability with the Bulgarian air force and to bolster readiness to conduct combined air operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

New Jersey Air National Guard trains with Bulgarian air force at Thracian Star

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason Gioconda, aircrew flight equipment superintendent with the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, goes over egress procedures with Bulgarian air force MiG-29 pilot Capt. Martin Vetov prior to his familiarization flight in an F-16D Fighting Falcon at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, on July 13, 2015. Gioconda and Vetov are participating in Thracian Star, a bilateral training exercise to enhance interoperability with the Bulgarian air force and to bolster readiness to conduct combined air operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Howard Chattley, NCOIC of the comm focal point at the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, sets up Wi-Fi access and local user accounts on deployed laptops during Thracian Star 2015, a bilateral training exercise to enhance interoperability with the Bulgarian air force, at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, on July 16, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andrea DeVincentz, left, Senior Airman Bryan North and Staff Sgt. Joseph Stasiowski, members of the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, assemble land mobile radio components after unpacking them from their tactical shipping case during Thracian Star 2015, a bilateral training exercise to enhance interoperability with the Bulgarian air force, at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, on July 16, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jose Garcia, training manager with 177th Fighter Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron, transports wooden pallets with a forklift during Thracian Star 2015, a bilateral training exercise to enhance interoperability with the Bulgarian air force, at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, on July 16, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Foy, left, and Airman 1st Class Cory Kalin, with the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, unload equipment from an internal airlift/helicopter slingable container unit during Thracian Star 2015, a bilateral training exercise to enhance interoperability with the Bulgarian air force, at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, on July 16, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Ficken, right, and Staff Sgt. Ronald Intriago, egress technicians with the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, re-align the canopy track on an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft during Thracian Star 2015, a bilateral training exercise to enhance interoperability with the Bulgarian air force, at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, on July 16, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Taylor, right, and Senior Airman Gerad Villaluna, maintenenance technicians with the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, perform an engine data download to diagnose a trend fault on an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft during Thracian Star 2015, a bilateral training exercise to enhance interoperability with the Bulgarian air force, at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, on July 16, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

Bulgarian air force Maj. Ludmil Volkov and Lt. Nick Dimitrov, from left, maintenance and logistics officers, U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Leonard, maintenance officer, and Bulgarian air force Capt. Tsacho Sabef, maintenance officer, discuss the logistics of rapid cargo unloading at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, on July 16, 2015. The officers are participating in Thracian Star 2015, a bilateral training exercise to enhance interoperability with the Bulgarian air force and to bolster readiness to conduct combined air operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cory Kalin, non-destructive inspection technician with the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, moves equipment from an internal airlift/helicopter slingable container unit during Thracian Star 2015, a bilateral training exercise to enhance interoperability with the Bulgarian air force, at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, on July 16, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Harris, air transportation specialist with the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, operates a K-loader to move equipment off of a C-130 transport aircraft during Thracian Star 2015, a bilateral training exercise to enhance interoperability with the Bulgarian air force, at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, on July 16, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

Bulgarian air force MiG-29 pilot Capt. Ivan Dinkov, left, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot Lt. Col. Matthew Crill after a successful familiarization flight in a two-seat, F-16D Fighting Falcon, from the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, during Thracian Star at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, July 15, 2015. Thracian Star is a bilateral training exercise to enhance interoperability with the Bulgarian air force and to bolster readiness to conduct combined air operations. Pilots from both countries benefit from familiarization flights in each other's fighter jets. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

Two Bulgarian air force MiG-29 Fulcrums taxi to their parking spots at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, during Thracian Star on July 15, 2015. Airmen and F-16s from the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard flew sorties with the Bulgarian air force at Thracian Star, a bilateral training exercise designed to enhance interoperability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

A U.S. Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing retracts its landing gear after takeoff at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, during Thracian Star on July 15, 2015. Bulgarian air force MiG-29 pilot Capt. Ivan Dinkov experienced the performance of the aircraft from the back seat during a familiarization flight. Thracian Star is a bilateral training exercise to enhance interoperability with the Bulgarian air force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

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