01177nas a2200193   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653002900052653003500081653003400116653002700150653001900177100001500196245011000211300001000321490000700331520064500338       2010                            d  c201010aAir Force transformation10aexpeditionary air capabilities10adeployable air force packages10aAir Expeditionary Wing10aair operations1 aSabi Sabev00aDeveloping and Employing Expeditionary Capabilities: Key to Transforming Air Forces of Small NATO Nations  a47-560 v253 a<p>This article presents the development of expeditionary capabilities as the key driver for transforming air forces. It provides an overview of the progress made by most of the small NATO nations and the deployment of their air expedi­tionary force packages in the Alliance missions and operations. The cooperative development of such capabilities is another factor driving transformation, in par­ticular accounting for limited and further decreasing defence resources. Some rec­ommendations are provided for the Bulgarian Air force in developing jointly de­ployable air capabilities with the neighbouring and other allied nations.</p>