Editing Bulgarian Armed Forces (section)

=== Joint Forces Command ===
The '''Joint Operational Command''' (''Съвместно оперативно командване'' (''СОК'')) was established on October 15, 2004, with HQ in Sofia. The country became member of [[NATO]] in the same year and this reorganisation was done to streamline the Bulgarian Armed Forces to NATO practices. The planning and execution of military operation was transferred from the respective armed service commands to a joint organisation.

In 2010 the Ministry of Defence completed a thorough study of the defence policy and issued a ''White Book'', or a ''White Paper on Defence'', calling for a major overhaul of the structure of Defence Forces. On July 1, 2011, the Joint Operational Command was reorganised into the '''Joint Forces Command''' (''Съвместно командване на силите'' (''СКС'')) According to the document the military of the Republic of Bulgaria should include two mechanized [[brigade]]s, four regiments (Logistics, Artillery, Engineering, SpecOps), four [[battalion]]s (Reconnaissance, Mechanized, NBC, psychological operations) in the Land Forces; two air bases, SAM air defense base and Air force training base in the Air Force; and one naval base consisting of two homeports in the Navy. There are seven brigade level formations, including the two mechanised brigades and the special forces brigade of the army, the two air bases of the air force, the naval base and the logistical brigade of the JOC.

On September 1, 2021, the Joint Forces Command was reorganised again in accordance with the Development Plant for the Armed Forces until 2026 (''План за развитие на Въоръжените сили до 2026 г.''), set in action by Resolution of the Government No. 183/07.05.2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Държавен вестник |url=https://dv.parliament.bg/DVWeb/showMaterialDV.jsp;jsessionid=5E8ADF97F279D0D1C833BF064F24BF62?idMat=158111 |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=dv.parliament.bg}}</ref> The logistics brigade and the movement control units of the JFC formed the Logistics Support Command. Since then the Joint Forces Command has seven units directly subordinated to it:

*Military Command Centre
*Operational Intelligence Information Center 
* Centre for Radiological, Chemical, Biological and Ecological Environment Monitoring and Control
* Mobile Communication and Information System
* Operational Archive of the Bulgarian Army
* Joint Forces Training Range "Novo Selo"
* National Military Study Complex "Charalitsa"
* Support and Maintenance Group of the JFC

With the introduction of the new force structure of the Bulgarian Armed Forces the commands of three armed services of the Bulgarian Army - the Land, Air and Naval Forces are responsible for the generation of combat-ready forces, which are transferred under the operational command and control of the JFC. 
* '''[[Bulgarian Land Forces#Structure|Land Forces Command]]'''
* '''[[Bulgarian Navy#Structure|Naval Forces Command]]'''
* '''[[Bulgarian Air Force#Structure|Air Forces Command]]'''

Under the previous structure they were subordinated to the JFC.

The logistics units of the JFC were re-arranged into the newly formed Logistical Support Command (''Командване за логистична поддръжка'' (''КЛП'')):

*'''Logistical Support Command''', Sofia
**Logistics Brigade
*** Brigade Headquarters
*** 1st Transport Battalion, Sofia
*** 2nd Transport Battalion, Burgas
*** Central Supply Base, Negushevo<ref>{{cite web |title=В. Българска Армия |url=http://bgarmy.bg/?action=news&id=13514 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501135717/http://bgarmy.bg/?action=news&id=13514 |archive-date=1 May 2014 |access-date=25 April 2013}}</ref>
*** repair and maintenance bases
*** depots, storage facilities and technical inspection units
** Movement Control Headquarters

The previous 62nd Signals Brigade at [[Gorna Malina]]<ref>Michael Holm, [http://www.ww2.dk/new/wp/Bulgaria/ac.htm Army Command/Frontal Command]</ref> was responsible for maintaining the higher military communication lines. Next to the functions of the Signals Regiment in the Sofia suburb of Suhodol, the brigade had at least three dispersed ''signals regiments for government communications'', such as the 75th Signals Regiment ([[Lovech]]), the 65th Signals Regiment ([[Nova Zagora]]) and at least one additional unknown Signals Regiment in the [[Rila]]-[[Pirin]] mountain massif. The modern successor of the 62nd Signals Brigade are the Stationary Communication and Information System (''Стационарна Комуникационна Информационна Система'' (''СКИС''))<ref>{{cite web| url = http://scis.armf.bg/| title = IIS Windows Server| access-date = 15 November 2020| archive-date = 18 December 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161218094820/http://scis.armf.bg/| url-status = dead}}</ref> of the Defence Staff (which fulfils also the tasks of [[SIGINT]] and [[Cyber Defence]] next to its strategic communications mission) and the Mobile Communication and Information System (''Мобилна Комуникационна Информационна Система'' (''МКИС'')) of the Joint Forces Command.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://jfc.mod.bg/Intervyuta/4:604.html |title=НОВИНИ &#124; Съвместно командване на силите |access-date=15 November 2020 |archive-date=18 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118221806/http://jfc.mod.bg/Intervyuta/4:604.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On September 1, 2021, the Stationary Communications and Information System, which was directly subordinated to the Minister of Defence, became the Communications and Information Support and Cyber-Defence Command (''Командване за комуникационно-информационна поддръжка и киберотбрана'' (''ККИПКО'')).

* '''Communications and Information Support and Cyber-Defence Command''', Sofia
** Communications and Information Centre
** Government Communications Support Centre,
** Operational Centres
** Engineering and CIS recovery Centre
** Stationary Communications Network