![U.S. soldiers from 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defence Artillery take part in a joint military training with Bulgarian army soldiers at Novo Selo military base near the town of Sliven, some 350 U.S. soldiers from 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defence Artillery take part in a joint military training with Bulgarian army soldiers at Novo Selo military base near the town of Sliven, some 350](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D1EF02/us-soldiers-from-5th-battalion-7th-air-defence-artillery-take-part-in-a-joint-military-training-with-bulgarian-army-soldiers-at-novo-selo-military-base-near-the-town-of-sliven-some-350-km-217-miles-east-of-sofia-october-9-2008-though-the-socialist-government-agreed-in-2006-to-host-up-to-2500-us-troops-at-three-bases-in-bulgaria-opinion-polls-show-that-a-majority-of-people-fear-their-presence-could-make-them-a-potential-target-for-attack-rather-than-provide-protection-picture-taken-october-9-2008-to-match-feature-bulgaria-usasoldiers-reutersoleg-popov-bulgaria-2D1EF02.jpg)
U.S. soldiers from 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defence Artillery take part in a joint military training with Bulgarian army soldiers at Novo Selo military base near the town of Sliven, some 350
![U.S. soldiers exercise at Novo Selo military base near the town of Sliven, some 350 km (217 miles) east of Sofia, September 1, 2008. Though the Socialist government agreed in 2006 to U.S. soldiers exercise at Novo Selo military base near the town of Sliven, some 350 km (217 miles) east of Sofia, September 1, 2008. Though the Socialist government agreed in 2006 to](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D17KJC/us-soldiers-exercise-at-novo-selo-military-base-near-the-town-of-sliven-some-350-km-217-miles-east-of-sofia-september-1-2008-though-the-socialist-government-agreed-in-2006-to-host-up-to-2500-us-troops-at-three-bases-in-bulgaria-opinion-polls-show-that-a-majority-of-people-fear-their-presence-could-make-them-a-potential-target-for-attack-rather-than-provide-protection-picture-taken-september-1-2008-to-match-feature-bulgaria-usasoldiers-reutersstoyan-nenov-bulgaria-2D17KJC.jpg)
U.S. soldiers exercise at Novo Selo military base near the town of Sliven, some 350 km (217 miles) east of Sofia, September 1, 2008. Though the Socialist government agreed in 2006 to
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