CONCLUSION OF OPERATION DISPLAY DETERRENCE
NATO AFSOUTH Press Release
Naples, 02 May 2003. The last main elements of the forces deployed to
participate in operation Display Deterrence will depart from Turkey on
3 May, 65 days after the deployment began on 26 February.
The Commander in Chief Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH) Admiral
Gregory G Johnson, US Navy, on 30 April 2003 formally concluded the operation
which has tested and proved the success of NATO’s military to respond
immediately and with appropriate defensive force to a rapidly developing
threat against a member of the Alliance.
In support of Turkey’s forces and her people, NATO committed over
1000 technically advanced and highly capable forces. The NATO defensive
deployment to Southeast Turkey started on 26 February when a NATO E3-A
AWACS Early Warning aircraft conducted the first operational flight, in
order to contribute to the integrity of the Turkish airspace. AWACS crews
have flown about 100 missions and more than 950 flying hours.
PATRIOT missile systems from the Netherlands and U.S. also deployed to
Turkey to complement the NATO's Integrated and Extended Air Defence System
(NATINEADS), confirming the Alliance's solidarity and commitment to the
defence of the territorial integrity of one of its members.
The redeployment of NATO forces was conducted in close coordination with
Turkish authorities.
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