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Fri Jan 4, 2013 6:08 am (PST) . Posted by:
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http://www.hurriyetdailynews.c
Hurriyet Daily News
January 4, 2013
CHP deputy questions government on claims of Turkish pilots in Syria
ISTANBUL: Republican People's Party deputy Lütfi Baydar has asked members of the government to respond to Syrian media claims that Turkish pilots were caught after trying to infiltrate a military airport, daily has Hürriyet reported.
Baydar identified nearly 10 Turkish pilots in his official parliamentary question and asked Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu to clarify the situation.
Baydar also asked whether or not there were any Turkish officials who have been killed in Syria.
High-ranking sources in Turkey's Foreign Ministry denied reports made by Syrian daily Al-Watan on Dec. 31, 2012, that said four Turkish pilots were arrested while trying to sneak into the airfield.
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Hurriyet Daily News
January 4, 2013
CHP deputy questions government on claims of Turkish pilots in Syria
ISTANBUL: Republican People's Party deputy Lütfi Baydar has asked members of the government to respond to Syrian media claims that Turkish pilots were caught after trying to infiltrate a military airport, daily has Hürriyet reported.
Baydar identified nearly 10 Turkish pilots in his official parliamentary question and asked Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu to clarify the situation.
Baydar also asked whether or not there were any Turkish officials who have been killed in Syria.
High-ranking sources in Turkey's Foreign Ministry denied reports made by Syrian daily Al-Watan on Dec. 31, 2012, that said four Turkish pilots were arrested while trying to sneak into the airfield.
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Fri Jan 4, 2013 6:08 am (PST) . Posted by:
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RT
January 4, 2013
US Patriot missile battery crews arrive in Turkey
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Critics of the Patriot deployment say that they can be used to create a no-fly zone in Syria, protecting rebels from government airstrikes. A NATO-imposed no-fly zone in Libya in 2011 eventually led to the downfall of the country’s longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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A group of 27 US troops has arrived in Turkey to operate NATO Patriot surface-to-air (SAM) missile batteries. At least six of those will be deployed along the country’s border with Syria.
The troops arrived in the southeastern province of Gaziantep on Thursday and were taken to a local hotel by Turkish security forces, local media reported.
Their first task will be to survey the sites where the Patriot missiles are to be deployed, after they are fully delivered.
The US, Germany and the Netherlands agreed to supply the SAM systems after Turkey made the request to its NATO allies. Ankara said it needed the weapons to protect itself from a possible attack from Syria.
The six Patriot batteries are to be deployed near the cities of Adana, Gaziantep and Kahramanmaras, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in December.
The batteries will be operated by troops of their respective countries: The US and Germany are sending about 400 troops each, while the Netherlands will have around 360 soldiers manning their Patriot SAMs.
The batteries, consisting of a command post, a radar and up to eight launchers, are expected to arrive in Turkey in late January.
Turkey’s southern neighbor is engulfed in an almost two-year-long armed conflict, as rebels seek to overthrow the government in Damascus. Ankara, once an ally of Syria, has turned into a vocal supporter of the opposition forces.
Critics of the Patriot deployment say that they can be used to create a no-fly zone in Syria, protecting rebels from government airstrikes. A NATO-imposed no-fly zone in Libya in 2011 eventually led to the downfall of the country’s longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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RT
January 4, 2013
US Patriot missile battery crews arrive in Turkey
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Critics of the Patriot deployment say that they can be used to create a no-fly zone in Syria, protecting rebels from government airstrikes. A NATO-imposed no-fly zone in Libya in 2011 eventually led to the downfall of the country’s longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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A group of 27 US troops has arrived in Turkey to operate NATO Patriot surface-to-air (SAM) missile batteries. At least six of those will be deployed along the country’s border with Syria.
The troops arrived in the southeastern province of Gaziantep on Thursday and were taken to a local hotel by Turkish security forces, local media reported.
Their first task will be to survey the sites where the Patriot missiles are to be deployed, after they are fully delivered.
The US, Germany and the Netherlands agreed to supply the SAM systems after Turkey made the request to its NATO allies. Ankara said it needed the weapons to protect itself from a possible attack from Syria.
The six Patriot batteries are to be deployed near the cities of Adana, Gaziantep and Kahramanmaras, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in December.
The batteries will be operated by troops of their respective countries: The US and Germany are sending about 400 troops each, while the Netherlands will have around 360 soldiers manning their Patriot SAMs.
The batteries, consisting of a command post, a radar and up to eight launchers, are expected to arrive in Turkey in late January.
Turkey’s southern neighbor is engulfed in an almost two-year-long armed conflict, as rebels seek to overthrow the government in Damascus. Ankara, once an ally of Syria, has turned into a vocal supporter of the opposition forces.
Critics of the Patriot deployment say that they can be used to create a no-fly zone in Syria, protecting rebels from government airstrikes. A NATO-imposed no-fly zone in Libya in 2011 eventually led to the downfall of the country’s longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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Fri Jan 4, 2013 8:12 am (PST) . Posted by:
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Xinhua News Agency
January 4, 2013
Dutch Patriot missiles to leave for Turkey on Monday
THE HAGUE: Dutch Patriot missile defense systems will leave the Netherlands for Turkey On Jan. 7 to support the NATO operation Anatolian Protector, the Dutch Ministry of Defense confirmed to Xinhua on Friday.
The Patriot missile defense systems will be boarded for transport on Monday. “They will be transported by ships from the port of Eemshaven, so it will take a while,” captain Paul Vledder, spokesman of Operations at the Ministry of Defense, told Xinhua. “The systems are expected to arrive in Turkey on Jan. 22.”
On Jan. 8, around 30 Dutch and 20 German quartermasters will leave from Eindhoven airbase for Turkey. They will prepare the locations where the Patriot units will be installed.
“They will do logistics activities, preparing food, explore the systems locally and make sure that the troops will be able to immediately get to work after their arrival,” Vledder explained.
The main force of about 270 Dutch troops will depart on Jan. 21. The costs of the mission, which will last up to one year, are estimated at 42 million euros (54 million U.S. dollars).
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The Netherlands, Germany and the United States all promised to send two Patriot systems. The Dutch are stationed in Adana, the Germans in Kahramanmaras and the Americans in Gaziantep.
It is the third time that the Netherlands sends it Patriot systems to Turkey. In 1991 and 2003 the Dutch Patriots were used to protect Turkey against possible attacks by Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.
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http://www.worldbulletin.net/?
World Bulletin
January 4, 2013
German army ready to ship Patriot system to Turkey
The Patriots will be loaded on ships on Tuesday, said that fleet's spokesperson's office, adding that the soldiers, who would operate the Patriots, would leave for Turkey later
The German army completed its preparations to ship Patriot air defense system to Turkey within the scope of Turkey's request from NATO.
German army's air defense missile fleet stated on Friday that general logistic activities to deploy the system to Turkey had been completed, and the Patriots would be sent to German port of Travemunde on Sunday.
The Patriots will be loaded on ships on Tuesday, said that fleet's spokesperson's office, adding that the soldiers, who would operate the Patriots, would leave for Turkey later.
Patriots are expected to be ready for function in February.
Turkey requested Patriots from NATO to boost its air defense capabilities against...Syria.
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Xinhua News Agency
January 4, 2013
Dutch Patriot missiles to leave for Turkey on Monday
THE HAGUE: Dutch Patriot missile defense systems will leave the Netherlands for Turkey On Jan. 7 to support the NATO operation Anatolian Protector, the Dutch Ministry of Defense confirmed to Xinhua on Friday.
The Patriot missile defense systems will be boarded for transport on Monday. “They will be transported by ships from the port of Eemshaven, so it will take a while,” captain Paul Vledder, spokesman of Operations at the Ministry of Defense, told Xinhua. “The systems are expected to arrive in Turkey on Jan. 22.”
On Jan. 8, around 30 Dutch and 20 German quartermasters will leave from Eindhoven airbase for Turkey. They will prepare the locations where the Patriot units will be installed.
“They will do logistics activities, preparing food, explore the systems locally and make sure that the troops will be able to immediately get to work after their arrival,” Vledder explained.
The main force of about 270 Dutch troops will depart on Jan. 21. The costs of the mission, which will last up to one year, are estimated at 42 million euros (54 million U.S. dollars).
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The Netherlands, Germany and the United States all promised to send two Patriot systems. The Dutch are stationed in Adana, the Germans in Kahramanmaras and the Americans in Gaziantep.
It is the third time that the Netherlands sends it Patriot systems to Turkey. In 1991 and 2003 the Dutch Patriots were used to protect Turkey against possible attacks by Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.
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http://www.worldbulletin.net/?
World Bulletin
January 4, 2013
German army ready to ship Patriot system to Turkey
The Patriots will be loaded on ships on Tuesday, said that fleet's spokesperson's office, adding that the soldiers, who would operate the Patriots, would leave for Turkey later
The German army completed its preparations to ship Patriot air defense system to Turkey within the scope of Turkey's request from NATO.
German army's air defense missile fleet stated on Friday that general logistic activities to deploy the system to Turkey had been completed, and the Patriots would be sent to German port of Travemunde on Sunday.
The Patriots will be loaded on ships on Tuesday, said that fleet's spokesperson's office, adding that the soldiers, who would operate the Patriots, would leave for Turkey later.
Patriots are expected to be ready for function in February.
Turkey requested Patriots from NATO to boost its air defense capabilities against...Syria.
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Fri Jan 4, 2013 8:56 am (PST) . Posted by:
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http://www.mod.gov.ge/en/news/
Ministry of Defence of Georgia
January 4, 2013
Telephone Conversation between Colonel Irakli Dzneladze and Gen. Dempsey and Admiral Stavridis
A telephone conversation has been arranged between the Chief of Joint Staff of the GAF [Georgian Armed Forces] Colonel Irakli Dzneladze and the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), Gen. Martin Dempsey. Admiral James G. Stavridis, Commander U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe also talked with Colonel Irakli Dzneladze.
The high-ranking military officials expressed their deepest condolences over the death of Sergeant Giorgi Kikadze who had participated in the ISAF mission. They asked the Chief of JS of the GAF, on behalf of the United States army and European Command, to extend their sympathy to the family members of the deceased military serviceman.
During a telephone conversation, Gen. Martin Dempsey and Admiral James G. Stavridis outlined the contribution provided by Georgia to the international mission in Afghanistan as well as Georgian military`s bravery and high professionalism. The sides also talked on the cooperation with respect to the international missions.
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http://www.mod.gov.ge/en/news/
Ministry of Defence of Georgia
January 3, 2013
Telephone Conversation with Leon Panetta
A telephone conversation was held between Defence Minister of Georgia Irakli Alasania and the United States Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta. Leon Panetta expressed his deepest concern over the death of Sergeant Giorgi Kikadze and asked his Georgian counterpart, on behalf of the US government, to extend condolences to the family members of the deceased Georgian military servicemen.
US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta once more outlined that the USA supports and praises Georgia’s contribution in international operations...
During the telephone conversation the sides talked about issues related to US-Georgian bilateral cooperation in international operations. As Irakli Alasania stated, Georgia is a reliable partner of the United States.
Georgian peacekeepers will continue fulfilling its duties in the ISAF until the end of 2014 and render assistance to Afghan National Security Forces in post-ISAF period.
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http://en.trend.az/regions/sca
Trend News Agency
January 4, 2012
U.S., Georgian defence ministers discuss cooperation on international missions
N. Kirtskhalia
Tbilisi: Georgia will assist the National Security Forces of Afganistan in the post-ISAF period after 2014.
According to the Georgian Defence Ministry, this was stated by Defence Minister Irakli Alasania in a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta.
The U.S. Defence Secretary reiterated that his country supports and values Georgia's contribution towards international operations...
During a telephone conversation the sides discussed issues of cooperation on international missions.
Georgia sent a total of 175 peacekeepers to Afghanistan in November 2009. Since April 2010 the Georgian peacekeeping corps in Afghanistan has reached 925 and since October 2012, 1500 servicemen.
The majority are serving in an extended Georgian battalion under U.S. command in Helmand Province. The rest are deployed in Kabul under French command. During their period of stay in Afghanistan, 19 Georgian peacekeepers were killed and more than 30 wounded.
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Ministry of Defence of Georgia
January 4, 2013
Telephone Conversation between Colonel Irakli Dzneladze and Gen. Dempsey and Admiral Stavridis
A telephone conversation has been arranged between the Chief of Joint Staff of the GAF [Georgian Armed Forces] Colonel Irakli Dzneladze and the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), Gen. Martin Dempsey. Admiral James G. Stavridis, Commander U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe also talked with Colonel Irakli Dzneladze.
The high-ranking military officials expressed their deepest condolences over the death of Sergeant Giorgi Kikadze who had participated in the ISAF mission. They asked the Chief of JS of the GAF, on behalf of the United States army and European Command, to extend their sympathy to the family members of the deceased military serviceman.
During a telephone conversation, Gen. Martin Dempsey and Admiral James G. Stavridis outlined the contribution provided by Georgia to the international mission in Afghanistan as well as Georgian military`s bravery and high professionalism. The sides also talked on the cooperation with respect to the international missions.
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http://www.mod.gov.ge/en/news/
Ministry of Defence of Georgia
January 3, 2013
Telephone Conversation with Leon Panetta
A telephone conversation was held between Defence Minister of Georgia Irakli Alasania and the United States Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta. Leon Panetta expressed his deepest concern over the death of Sergeant Giorgi Kikadze and asked his Georgian counterpart, on behalf of the US government, to extend condolences to the family members of the deceased Georgian military servicemen.
US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta once more outlined that the USA supports and praises Georgia’s contribution in international operations...
During the telephone conversation the sides talked about issues related to US-Georgian bilateral cooperation in international operations. As Irakli Alasania stated, Georgia is a reliable partner of the United States.
Georgian peacekeepers will continue fulfilling its duties in the ISAF until the end of 2014 and render assistance to Afghan National Security Forces in post-ISAF period.
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http://en.trend.az/regions/sca
Trend News Agency
January 4, 2012
U.S., Georgian defence ministers discuss cooperation on international missions
N. Kirtskhalia
Tbilisi: Georgia will assist the National Security Forces of Afganistan in the post-ISAF period after 2014.
According to the Georgian Defence Ministry, this was stated by Defence Minister Irakli Alasania in a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta.
The U.S. Defence Secretary reiterated that his country supports and values Georgia's contribution towards international operations...
During a telephone conversation the sides discussed issues of cooperation on international missions.
Georgia sent a total of 175 peacekeepers to Afghanistan in November 2009. Since April 2010 the Georgian peacekeeping corps in Afghanistan has reached 925 and since October 2012, 1500 servicemen.
The majority are serving in an extended Georgian battalion under U.S. command in Helmand Province. The rest are deployed in Kabul under French command. During their period of stay in Afghanistan, 19 Georgian peacekeepers were killed and more than 30 wounded.
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Fri Jan 4, 2013 7:40 pm (PST) . Posted by:
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Baltic Course
January 4, 2013
Lithuanian contingent began standby in NATO Response Force
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The NATO Response Force (NRF) is a highly ready and technologically advanced multinational NATO force, one of the core combat instruments of the Alliance. The NRF is made up of military units which are committed by allies and maintain high readiness in their home countries for a set period of time prepared to deploy into an operation theatre in case a decision to activate the NRF was made. Once the decision is made, the NRF is capable of deploying within five days.
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Vilnius: On January 1, 2013, an approximately 200-strong Lithuanian contingent began standby in the NATO Response Force (NRF). Lithuanian service members were delegated by the Lithuanian Air Force, Juozas Vitkus Engineer Battalion, Lithuanian Special Operations Forces and the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Battalion, reports LETA/ELTA Ministry of National Defence.
An Airport Terminal Maintenance Unit formed by the Lithuanian Air Force will conduct standby in the NATO Response Force for a third time. This year the Lithuanian Air Force has committed its C-27J Spartan transport aircraft to the all-year-round readiness NATO Response Force. Previously service members of the Lithuanian Air Force were assigned to complete duty in the NRF in the second semester of 2008 and in 2011.
In case of deployment of the NATO Response Force into an operation theatre, the 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company of the Juozas Vitkus Engineer Battalion composed of two sections and a command group will be ready for duty. If such a necessity occurred, EOD specialists would carry out standard explosive and IED neutralisation operations, reconnaissance and clearance of explosives in a contaminated area. In the past the Juozas Vitkus Engineer Battalion provided General Engineer and Explosives Ordnance Disposal platoons for NRF.
The Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Battalion will also commit its 2nd Company for the year-long standby in NRF in 2013 which will act as a Force Protection Company in case the NATO Response Force is activated.
The NATO Response Force (NRF) is a highly ready and technologically advanced multinational NATO force, one of the core combat instruments of the Alliance. The NRF is made up of military units which are committed by allies and maintain high readiness in their home countries for a set period of time prepared to deploy into an operation theatre in case a decision to activate the NRF was made. Once the decision is made, the NRF is capable of deploying within five days.
The NATO Response Force initiative was announced at the Prague Summit in November 2002. The decision to use the NRF is made by the North Atlantic Council. From October 2005 to February 2006, elements of the NATO Response Force were used for the first time in Pakistan after a devastating earthquake...
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Baltic Course
January 4, 2013
Lithuanian contingent began standby in NATO Response Force
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The NATO Response Force (NRF) is a highly ready and technologically advanced multinational NATO force, one of the core combat instruments of the Alliance. The NRF is made up of military units which are committed by allies and maintain high readiness in their home countries for a set period of time prepared to deploy into an operation theatre in case a decision to activate the NRF was made. Once the decision is made, the NRF is capable of deploying within five days.
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Vilnius: On January 1, 2013, an approximately 200-strong Lithuanian contingent began standby in the NATO Response Force (NRF). Lithuanian service members were delegated by the Lithuanian Air Force, Juozas Vitkus Engineer Battalion, Lithuanian Special Operations Forces and the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Battalion, reports LETA/ELTA Ministry of National Defence.
An Airport Terminal Maintenance Unit formed by the Lithuanian Air Force will conduct standby in the NATO Response Force for a third time. This year the Lithuanian Air Force has committed its C-27J Spartan transport aircraft to the all-year-round readiness NATO Response Force. Previously service members of the Lithuanian Air Force were assigned to complete duty in the NRF in the second semester of 2008 and in 2011.
In case of deployment of the NATO Response Force into an operation theatre, the 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company of the Juozas Vitkus Engineer Battalion composed of two sections and a command group will be ready for duty. If such a necessity occurred, EOD specialists would carry out standard explosive and IED neutralisation operations, reconnaissance and clearance of explosives in a contaminated area. In the past the Juozas Vitkus Engineer Battalion provided General Engineer and Explosives Ordnance Disposal platoons for NRF.
The Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Battalion will also commit its 2nd Company for the year-long standby in NRF in 2013 which will act as a Force Protection Company in case the NATO Response Force is activated.
The NATO Response Force (NRF) is a highly ready and technologically advanced multinational NATO force, one of the core combat instruments of the Alliance. The NRF is made up of military units which are committed by allies and maintain high readiness in their home countries for a set period of time prepared to deploy into an operation theatre in case a decision to activate the NRF was made. Once the decision is made, the NRF is capable of deploying within five days.
The NATO Response Force initiative was announced at the Prague Summit in November 2002. The decision to use the NRF is made by the North Atlantic Council. From October 2005 to February 2006, elements of the NATO Response Force were used for the first time in Pakistan after a devastating earthquake...
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Fri Jan 4, 2013 7:46 pm (PST) . Posted by:
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Sofia News Agency
January 4, 2013
NATO Starts Deploying Patriot Missiles in Turkey
NATO has started deploying Patriot missiles in Turkey Friday to defend against threats from neighbouring Syria, according to the US military's European Command (Eucom).
Approximately 400 US personnel and equipment from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery (3-2 ADA) based at Fort Sill, Okla., will continue to flow into Turkey over the next several days by US military airlift.
The troops will man two Patriot batteries supporting NATO's mission there. Additional equipment will be moved by sea, arriving later this month.
The deployment of six Patriot batteries, including two each from Germany and the Netherlands, is in response to Turkey's request to NATO. The forces will augment Turkey's air defense capabilities...along the Alliance's border.
NATO recently approved Turkey's request for Patriot missiles...
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http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_01
Voice of Russia
January 4, 2013
NATO confirms it deploys air defense systems in Turkey
NATO has officially confirmed that on Friday, it started to deploy the first batteries of the air defense systems Patriot in Turkey, near the border with Syria.
This information was published on the website of the US military command in Europe.
Several NATO servicemen and some parts of the equipment have already come to the military air base Incirlik in the Turkish province of Adana.
In late November, Turkey asked NATO to equip it with Patriot systems in order to defend itself from a possible air attack from Syria.
On December 4, NATO decided to satisfy this request.
In total, 6 Patriot systems will be deployed on the Turkish-Syrian border.
Voice of Russia, RIA
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Sofia News Agency
January 4, 2013
NATO Starts Deploying Patriot Missiles in Turkey
NATO has started deploying Patriot missiles in Turkey Friday to defend against threats from neighbouring Syria, according to the US military's European Command (Eucom).
Approximately 400 US personnel and equipment from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery (3-2 ADA) based at Fort Sill, Okla., will continue to flow into Turkey over the next several days by US military airlift.
The troops will man two Patriot batteries supporting NATO's mission there. Additional equipment will be moved by sea, arriving later this month.
The deployment of six Patriot batteries, including two each from Germany and the Netherlands, is in response to Turkey's request to NATO. The forces will augment Turkey's air defense capabilities...along the Alliance's border.
NATO recently approved Turkey's request for Patriot missiles...
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http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_01
Voice of Russia
January 4, 2013
NATO confirms it deploys air defense systems in Turkey
NATO has officially confirmed that on Friday, it started to deploy the first batteries of the air defense systems Patriot in Turkey, near the border with Syria.
This information was published on the website of the US military command in Europe.
Several NATO servicemen and some parts of the equipment have already come to the military air base Incirlik in the Turkish province of Adana.
In late November, Turkey asked NATO to equip it with Patriot systems in order to defend itself from a possible air attack from Syria.
On December 4, NATO decided to satisfy this request.
In total, 6 Patriot systems will be deployed on the Turkish-Syrian border.
Voice of Russia, RIA
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Fri Jan 4, 2013 7:46 pm (PST) . Posted by:
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http://www.lithuaniatribune.co
Baltic News Service
December 27, 2012
Denmark to take over NATO’s Baltic air policing mission from Czech Republic
Danish troops with F-16 fighter jets are set to replace Czech troops currently protecting the airspace of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia as of the next year.
Four US-made fighter jets of the Royal Danish Air Force will land at the Lithuanian Air Base in Siauliai on Jan. 2 and the rotation ceremony will take place on Jan. 3, the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.
Danish troops will protect the Baltic airspace for the fourth time already.
Czech troops with fighter jets JAS-39C “Gripen” have been guarding the Baltic airspace since late August.
Lithuania and other Baltic states don’t have air policing assets. Based on the decision by the North Atlantic Council, since March 2004, when the Baltic States joined NATO, the 24/7 task to police the airspace of the Baltic States has been conducted on three-month rotation from Lithuania’s First Air Base in Zokniai/Siauliai International Airport.
Troops from Belgium, Denmark, the Czech Republic, the UK, Spain, the US, Poland, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, France, Romania, Turkey and Germany have guarded the Baltic airspace.
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Baltic News Service
December 27, 2012
Denmark to take over NATO’s Baltic air policing mission from Czech Republic
Danish troops with F-16 fighter jets are set to replace Czech troops currently protecting the airspace of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia as of the next year.
Four US-made fighter jets of the Royal Danish Air Force will land at the Lithuanian Air Base in Siauliai on Jan. 2 and the rotation ceremony will take place on Jan. 3, the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.
Danish troops will protect the Baltic airspace for the fourth time already.
Czech troops with fighter jets JAS-39C “Gripen” have been guarding the Baltic airspace since late August.
Lithuania and other Baltic states don’t have air policing assets. Based on the decision by the North Atlantic Council, since March 2004, when the Baltic States joined NATO, the 24/7 task to police the airspace of the Baltic States has been conducted on three-month rotation from Lithuania’s First Air Base in Zokniai/Siauliai International Airport.
Troops from Belgium, Denmark, the Czech Republic, the UK, Spain, the US, Poland, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, France, Romania, Turkey and Germany have guarded the Baltic airspace.
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Fri Jan 4, 2013 8:01 pm (PST) . Posted by:
"Rick Rozoff" rwrozoff
http://www.eucom.mil/article/2
United States European Command
January 4, 2013
U.S. Patriots, Troops Arrive in Turkey to Support NATO Deployment
EUCOM Public Affairs
STUTTGART, Germany: U.S. personnel and equipment began arriving at Incirlik Air Base today to support NATO’s Patriot battery deployment to Turkey.
Approximately 400 U.S. personnel and equipment from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery (3-2 ADA) based at Fort Sill, Okla., will continue to flow into Turkey over the next several days by U.S. military airlift. The troops will man two Patriot batteries supporting NATO’s mission there. Additional equipment will be moved by sea, arriving later this month.
The deployment of six Patriot batteries, including two each from Germany and the Netherlands, is in response to Turkey's request to NATO. The forces will augment Turkey’s air defense capabilities...
“Turkey is an important NATO ally and we welcome the opportunity to support the Turkish government’s request in accordance with the NATO standing defense plan,” said Navy Vice Adm. Charles Martoglio, U.S. European Command deputy commander.
Martoglio said the Patriot batteries will fall under NATO command when set up is complete and the systems are operational in the next several weeks...
“It’s good to be in Turkey. We believe the measure of deterrence that we can add makes our Soldiers’ time away from friends and families back home worthwhile. Protecting our allies is what this alliance is all about,” said U.S. Army Major Brian Carlin, there to support the mission.
The duration of the deployment will be determined by the contributing nations in coordination with Turkey and NATO.
United States European Command
January 4, 2013
U.S. Patriots, Troops Arrive in Turkey to Support NATO Deployment
EUCOM Public Affairs
STUTTGART, Germany: U.S. personnel and equipment began arriving at Incirlik Air Base today to support NATO’s Patriot battery deployment to Turkey.
Approximately 400 U.S. personnel and equipment from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery (3-2 ADA) based at Fort Sill, Okla., will continue to flow into Turkey over the next several days by U.S. military airlift. The troops will man two Patriot batteries supporting NATO’s mission there. Additional equipment will be moved by sea, arriving later this month.
The deployment of six Patriot batteries, including two each from Germany and the Netherlands, is in response to Turkey's request to NATO. The forces will augment Turkey’s air defense capabilities...
“Turkey is an important NATO ally and we welcome the opportunity to support the Turkish government’s request in accordance with the NATO standing defense plan,” said Navy Vice Adm. Charles Martoglio, U.S. European Command deputy commander.
Martoglio said the Patriot batteries will fall under NATO command when set up is complete and the systems are operational in the next several weeks...
“It’s good to be in Turkey. We believe the measure of deterrence that we can add makes our Soldiers’ time away from friends and families back home worthwhile. Protecting our allies is what this alliance is all about,” said U.S. Army Major Brian Carlin, there to support the mission.
The duration of the deployment will be determined by the contributing nations in coordination with Turkey and NATO.
