Operation Display Deterrence

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Operation Display Deterrence
Part of Iraq War
File:Turkish Guarding E3-A at Konya airbase 26 February, 2003.jpg
NATO Operation Display Deterrence:
Turkish soldier guarding Dutch AWAC
Date26 February - 3 May 2003
Location
Turkish border with Iraq
Result

NATO operation;

  • To protect Turkish-Iraq border
Belligerents
File:Flag of NATO.svg NATO-led coalition[1] File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg Iraq
Commanders and leaders
United States General James L. Jones
Turkey General Oktar Ataman[2]
Iraq Unknown
Strength

United States 2 Patriot missile batteries
Netherlands 371 personnel, 3 Patriot missile batteries, 4 AWACSs (Airborne Warning And Control Systems)[3][4]
Norway 4 officers[5]
Poland 50 chemical/biological specialists[2]

Turkey 40 fighter aircraft, 2 tankers[6]
Iraq Unknown
Casualties and losses
None None

Operation Display Deterrence was a 65-day NATO operation to protect the Turkish border region with Iraq, made in response to an Article 4 declaration by the Turkish government in response to the Iraq War.[7]

Objectives and operational activity

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It was aimed at defending Turkey from a threat from Iraq and deterring aggression. NATO's military deployment consisted of AWACS surveillance aircraft and crews, TMD units, and biological and chemical defence equipment. Command was set up in Eskişehir.[2] NATO assets were sent to the Konya air base in Turkey,[8] along with Patriot missile systems installed in Diyarbakir and Batman[9] to help guard their airspace during military operations of the Iraq War.[10][11]

Operation Active Fence

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Similar assets, deployment, and lessons from this operation were carried forward to Operation Active Fence in 2012.[12]

References

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