NATO DEACTIVATES ALLIED AIR COMMAND IZMIR HEADQUARTERS, TURKEY

[Neptune]

NATO Deactivates
Allied Air Command
Izmir Headquarters,
Turkey

IZMIR, Turkey – NATO’s Allied Air
Command formally conducted the
ceremonial closure of its
headquarters at its base in Izmir,
Turkey, Wednesday, 22 May, in
advance of its official
deactivation date of June 1,
2013. Admiral Bruce W. Clingan,
the commander of Allied Joint
Force Command Naples, presided
to honor the command’s historic
achievements with the outgoing
and final Air Command Izmir
commander, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen.
Ralph J. Jodice, II.
Over 100 distinguished guests
from 12 NATO countries and 8
command headquarters
witnessed the deactivation inside
the General Vecihi Akin Garrison
in Sirinyer, Izmir, Turkey. Admiral
Clingan opened his remarks by
publicly thanking the country of
Turkey for their generosity. "I am
pleased to have an opportunity
to extend the Alliance’s deepest
gratitude to our Turkish hosts,
who have warmly welcomed
NATO’s forces in Izmir since
1952.” Since its activation on
August 11, 2004, AC-Izmir has
served as the air power arm of
Allied Joint Force Command
Naples, charged with
safeguarding almost three
million square miles of airspace
across NATO’s southern region.
"Air Command Izmir has been a
leader in the Alliance's ability to
fuflill its mission as a guarantor
of security, evidenced most
recently by its performance as
the Combined Forces Air
Component Command during
Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR,"
said Admiral Clingan.
Lt. Gen. Jodice welcomed Izmir
Governor Mustafa Harputlu and
other distinguished guests with
praise, saying, "Your great city
and surrounding communities
have left a long-lasting, positive
impact on all of us from Air
Command Izmir. The nation of
Turkey has been a wonderful
host to Air Command Izmir.”
Though the Air Command will
deactivate, the city of Izmir will
continue to host NATO Allied
Land Command at the garrison.
Lt. Gen. Jodice concluded by
thanking his team, the men and
women of Allied Air Command
Izmir, for their professionalism
and dedication to the Alliance
and the headquarters. "I would,
and have, stood shoulder to
shoulder with you in any NATO
military operation.”
With Allied Air Command Izmir’s
deactivation, both NATO’s
southern and northern region air
missions are now consolidated
under one Air Command in
Ramstein, Germany.

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[Thəorətic Muslim]

NATO introduced this HQ at the same time Erdogan traveled to Pakistan to ask the COAS to allow NATO shipments to Afghanistan.

 

[Neptune]

That may be true?

 

[Neptune]

NATO introduced this HQ at the same time Erdogan traveled to Pakistan to ask the COAS to allow NATO shipments to Afghanistan.

just checked it out. It was years before the PM's visit to Pakistan when they decided to create that HQ

 

[what]

NATO introduced this HQ at the same time Erdogan traveled to Pakistan to ask the COAS to allow NATO shipments to Afghanistan.

BS
That HQ is there for years, as far as I know dating back to 1952, and will still serve the NATO just in a different function.

 

[Quasar]

quite old but still

http://www.defence.pk/forums/turkey...d-land-command-activates-next-week-izmir.html

 

[Neptune]

@Quasar in addition;

Allied Land Command - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[BordoEnes]

So no mo B61 Toys?

 

[Neptune]

So no mo B61 Toys?

no man, it's all transmitting the all Air commands under one HQ which's the Ramstein AB. But now it will serve as the NATO Land Forces High Command. It has nothing to do with our nukes in Incirlik.

 

[Thəorətic Muslim]

BS
That HQ is there for years, as far as I know dating back to 1952, and will still serve the NATO just in a different function.

just checked it out. It was years before the PM's visit to Pakistan when they decided to create that HQ

There was always an HQ in Izmir for decades, just each one had different missions.

I mistook the HQ for the Missile Defense base, which was authorized on May 20-22 in the Chicago Summit.

 

[LegionnairE]

So no mo B61 Toys?

Hacı, it's "Land Command"

I mistook the HQ for the Missile Defense base, which was authorized on May 20-22 in the Chicago Summit.

That one's located in Malatya/Kürecik... google is your friend.

 

[Cyberian]

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