US Air Force in Europe’s 492nd Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, Britain, and US Army Europe’s 1st Armored Division will be training alongside Bulgarian and Romanian forces for Immediate Response 2006 to be conducted in Bulgaria and Romania from July 17-31. Among the training scenarios will be weapons familiarization live-fire exercises, simulated urban operations, and air assault training.
Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command of U.S. European Command on July 1, taking over the key assignment as the U.S. and its allies contend with a resurgent Russia and a grinding war in Ukraine.