The Novo Selo Training Area is a major Bulgarian military training facility established in 1962, presently used by other NATO nations as well. The range has a surface area of 144 km² (55.6 sq. mi), and is situated 45 km (28 mi) from

Bezmer Air Base Bezmer Air Base is an air base for the Bulgarian Air Force. The base is situated in the eastern part of the Upper Thracian Lowland, in Yambol Oblast (Region), 10 km west of the city of Yambol and 30 km southeast of the city of Sliven, ...

, and 70 km (43.5 mi) from the port of

Burgas Burgas ( bg, Бургас, ), sometimes transliterated as ''Bourgas'', is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a popu ...

Sliven Province Sliven Province ( bg, Област Сливен, former name Sliven okrug) is a province in southeastern Bulgaria, named after its administrative and industrial centre—the city of Sliven. It embraces a territory of tank A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engin ...

shooting, and nuclear, biological, and chemical defense and

reconnaissance In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, terrain, and other activities. Examples of reconnaissance include patrolling by troops (skirmisher ...

training. The Novo Selo Training Area is highly appreciated by

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

experts and troops, and has become the favored site of annual joint US and

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

n troops exercises since 2004. The Novo Selo Training Area is among the joint US-Bulgarian military bases established according to the 2006 Defense Cooperation Agreement between the United States and

. The US Army started in late 2008 a 61.15 m USD investment in the development of new housing and other infrastructure for the American troops training at Novo Selo Training Area.US Military Chief to Land in Novo Selo
Standart News, Issue 786, 13 October 2008.

References

* W. Alejandro Sanchez
Bulgaria, U.S. Bases and Black Sea Geopolitics
Power and Interest News Report, 29 August 2007. * 190717-A-BW446-0334C

L. Ivanov and P. Pantev eds.
''The Joint Bulgarian-American Military Facilities: Public opinion and strategic, political, economic, and environmental aspects''
NI Plus Publishing House, Sofia, 2006 (in Bulgarian) * L. Ivanov ed.
''Bulgaria: Bezmer and adjacent regions — Guide for American military''
Multiprint Ltd., Sofia, 2007, {{coord, 42, 43, 13, N, 26, 35, 31, E, region:BG, display=title Military installations of Bulgaria Military installations of the United States in Bulgaria

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