LOZEN, Bulgaria - U.S. Army Spc. Myles Halpern, assigned to Civil Affairs Team 0733, 407th Civil Affairs Battalion, applies medical gauze as a tourniquet onto Bulgarian Land Forces Pvt. Hristo Georgiev, from the Civil-Military Cooperation Company, 78th Support Battalion, during a combined Bulgarian Red Cross simulation training between U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 407th Civil Affairs Battalion and Bulgarian Land Forces soldiers assigned to the Civil-Military Cooperation Company, 78th Support Battalion at Lozen, Bulgaria, May 10, 2022. The coordination between U.S. Army Civil Affairs, Bulgarian Civil-Military Cooperation, and local civilian organizations is crucial in supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the region, and is necessary to protect and promote humanitarian principles. Bulgaria is a steadfast and gracious host, and the U.S. is honored to continue its long-term cooperation through engagements such as bilateral exchanges to improve partnership interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Angelo Mejia, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)


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