Military-tactical exercise in Bulgaria: NATO Steadfast Dart - 2025

TSRANCHA, BULGARIA - FEBRUARY 13: Military personnel take part in the NATO Steadfast Dart - 2025 military drill near the village of Tsrancha some 140 kilometers of capital Sofia, Bulgaria on 13 February 2025. The joint training of participants in the NATO exercise 'Steadfast Dart - 2025' (STDT25) within its active phase will be held from 10 to 22 February in Bulgaria, Romania and Greece. It involves approximately 10,000 military personnel from special operations forces, land forces, air forces and naval forces of 9 Allied countries - Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Turkiye and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (Photo by Borislav Troshev/Anadolu via Getty Images)