For the first time, Bulgarian students were among the graduates of the Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center at McGhee Tyson ANGB, Tenn., according to a release. Bulgarian air force Sgt. Yordanka Petrova-Angelova and Cpl. Stoyko Stoykov completed leadership education through the Tennessee National Guard’s State Partnership Program, states the Aug. 19 release. Petrova-Angelova attended six weeks at the Noncommissioned Officer Academy and Stoykov attended five weeks of Airman Leadership School. Both were part of the Aug. 15 graduation ceremony, along with 334 other graduates. “I would do this again,” said Stoykov. “Those things we learn here are not just written words, but things that are beneficial to our lives,” he said. Both Tennessee Guard and Bulgarian officials hope that more Bulgarians will pass through the center, states the release. (McGhee Tyson report by MSgt. Mike R. Smith)
DNI: Cyber Is The Common Weapon Among Top Adversaries
April 17, 2021
The top four U.S. adversaries—China, Russia, Iran and North Korea—are improving their military capabilities but relying increasingly on cyber means to challenge the U.S. and blunt its influence around the world, the intelligence community's annual threat assessment says. The report comes amid military tensions with both China and Russia.