U.S. Air Forces Europe – Air Forces Africa
December 17, 2013
Missile air defense mission changes hands in Turkey
By 1st Lt. David Liapis
39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey: Soldiers and airmen from the U.S., Turkey, the Netherlands and Great Britain attended a transfer of authority ceremony between the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery and the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Dec. 13 at a Turkish army base in Gaziantep, Turkey.
The 5-7 ADA took over the responsibility of providing PATRIOT missile air defense capabilities as part of a multinational NATO mission to protect Turkey from Syrian ballistic missile threats from the 3-2 ADA.
The 3-2 ADA spent nearly a year in Gaziantep after arriving at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in January 2013 from Fort Sill, Okla. The 5-7 ADA deployed from their home station, Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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