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Bravo . Oh .

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Exercise Bulgaria 2025 provided a great

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opportunity for over 1000 military and

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civilian emergency responders from 18

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participating nations to train together

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practicing sIV mill interoperability

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during a crisis management effort .

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Exercises like this are an important

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component of maintaining national

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resilience , expanding each nation's

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ability to respond to requests from

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other nations within the alliance into

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NATO partner nations . As the host

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nation Bulgaria , along with NATO's

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European Atlantic Disaster Response

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Coordination Center , has done an

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expert job planning this exercise ,

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showcasing their abilities to

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coordinate international disaster

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response operations .

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Some of you may be surprised to see

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soldiers , firefighters , medics , but

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also scientists , coders , engineers ,

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and innovators coming together under

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NATO's flag like this to prepare

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not for war . But for disasters ,

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not to fight , but equally to save

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lives . Keeping our citizens safe

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has been the primary mission of our

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alliance for more than 70 years now .

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This includes managing together any

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type of crisis we may face , and

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exercises like this are a concrete way

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to translate the major political

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decisions of our leaders into practical

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steps that keep our people safe . I

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Um , yeah .

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and girls with red one .

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From

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Montana , Bulgaria , this is Troyar

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reporting for US Army NATO .