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Jens Schymura visited Konya Air Base for "Anatolian Eagle" 2013-2

Jets over Anatolia

AE 2013-2, this year's only multinational exercise out of three "Anatolian Eagle" planned for 2013, was held between 10 and 21 June 2013 at Konya. With a attendance of 540 Turkish and 525 foreign military personnel, as well as 54 aircraft from Turkey (27 F-16C/D, 8 F-4E 2020, 1 KC-135R, 1 C-130, 1 Casa CN-235), Saudi Arabia (8 F-15C/D), the United Arab Emirates (6 F-16E) and NATO (2 E-3A Sentry) the participation was somewhat less in comparison to the previous year, especially since the Oman had cancelled his participation at short notice. The main objectives of the exercise were characterized in advance in a few relatively simple rules and the principles were summarized by Maj. Gen. Yilmaz Özkaya Commander of 3rd Ana Jet Üs since August 2011, as follows: "Our experiences to share here, will help us in future cooperation." . . .

Read the full story at : Jet+Prop 5/2013 or AeroPlan 03/2014

The flags of the participating air forces, as well as of the host in the middle

Welcomed by a statue of a pilot at the 3. Ana Jet Üs Air Base saying "Đstikbal Göklerdedir" - "The future lies in the sky", of course a motto from 1930 of Turkish founder of the modern Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Main building of the training centre, which houses also the auditorium for the mass briefing

During the flight phase of the exercise a AS.532AL Cougar was in the air for a possible rescue mission

Turkish air force participated not only with their F-16 and F-4 in AE 2013-2, this C-130E of the 222 Filo was involved, too

Turkish F-4 Phantom pilots on the way to their machines

A F-4E-2020 of the 111 Filo/1nci AJÜ on the way back after successful mission

while a F-4 is to land, another must wait for crossing the runway

Cockpit area of a modernized Turkish F-4E 2020 the 111 Filo

Landing with drag shute

2 Phantoms are waiting for the approval to taxi to the runway

Another F-4 at the Last Chance Check (LCC). The Phantom carries a SOM Cruise Missile at the left inner rack

The 73-1036, a F-4E-2020 during touch down

27 turkish F-16 were involved in AE 2013-2

A Turkish F-16C with the wheels on the runway during the afternoon mission

the most modern F-16 in the Turkish air force are the block 50 machines which were delivered from 2011 in the framework of the peace Onyx IV joint program

A F-16D Block 50 during the landing at Konya

$Only fractions of a second before an F-16 block 50 touches down$

Only fractions of a second before an F-16 block 50 touches down

The 93 0691 a twin-seater F-16D belongs to the 192 Filo of the Turkish Tiger Squadron, which at the same time, was represented in Norway in the Tiger Meet

Another F-16D-50+ on the way to the next mission during the morning round

An addition to Turkey the United Arab Emirates were the second participants with F-16s

2 F-16E block 60 of the UAE on the way to the runway during the morning mission

80 F-16 block 60, 55 one-seater F-16E and 25 two-seater F-16F, were produced solely for the United Arab Emirates

The F-16E 3037 belongs to the Shaheen 1 sq and is based in Abu Dhabi / Al Dhafra

A F-16E of the United Arab Emirates shortly before touching down after the last mission on the 20.06.2013

The 3075 has a gray-blue camouflage in contrast to the other 5 machines

Last landing for the 3075 during the exercise

For the relocation of personnel and material the UAE Air Force used the C-17A

The second guest from the Middle East at this year's multinational Anatolian Eagle exercise came from Saudi Arabia

Under the command of Colonel Qateem bin Mohammed Al-Subaie 8 Saudi F-15C/D were deployed to Konya

The F-15C/D are based at the King Abdullah Aziz Air Base in Dhahran

All Saudi F-15, which were involved in the exercise belonged to the 13sq were sporting a badge on the fin with the inscription 30 Years Air Superiority

The inscription "God Bless You" in Arabic and English can be found on the fuselage before the cockpit of the Saudi F-15

A Saudi F-15C shortly before landing in Konya

The Saudi F-15 during landing with smoke development, generated at the moment of touching down by the tires

The Royal Saudi Air Force used the C-130 H of the 4 SQN, and several C-130 H-30 of 16 SQN for the logistical support during the exercise at Konya

2 E-3A sentry NATO also took part in the exercise, almost a home game for the AWACS crews, because Konya is used since 1983 as a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Turkey

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