The event, which took place Sept. 11-15, saw the United States, Bulgaria, France, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom perform naval drills.
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The exercise involved more than 150 personnel and eight F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron based out of Aviano Air Base in Italy.