Thracian Fall 2019 exercise kicks off in Bulgaria

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Melissa Pickering, an aircraft parts store journeyman assigned to the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron, conducts an inventory of consumable maintenance supplies at Plovdiv Airport in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Sept. 24, 2019. Airmen from the 86th LRS ensure that supplies are tracked and transported correctly during Thracian Fall 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)

By Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes , 86th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs Plovdiv, , Bulgaria Sep 27, 2019

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Thracian Fall 2019 exercise kicks off in Bulgaria