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US and British military join forces with Turkish armed services for major manoeuvres featuring [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^ | May 31, 2016 | Corey Charlton

Posted on 05/31/2016 1:02:46 PM PDT by C19fan

Turkey has carried out its largest-ever multinational military exercise with an astonishing display of land, sea and air drills over the Aegean Sea and coastal region of Izmir. Featuring 860 personnel from eight countries, the drills saw military jets, landing ships, drones, howitzers and tanks combine to form a display of military power on the Turkish coast. Attack helicopters carried out mock night-time raids, de-mining vehicles set off controlled explosions on land, and military equipment was delivered to the ground via the sea and air.

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: europeanunion; nato; putingaveiranthebomb; receptayyiperdogan; russia; turkey; waronterror
One photo shows Turkish Phantoms dropping bombs.
1 posted on 05/31/2016 1:02:46 PM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Somehow 860 personnel doesn’t seem like that large of an exercise to me.


2 posted on 05/31/2016 1:09:38 PM PDT by lacrew
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To: C19fan

Never ever trust a Turk!


3 posted on 05/31/2016 1:21:42 PM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.l)
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To: lacrew

That’s because you don’t write sensationalistic headlines and vacuous articles for a living.


4 posted on 05/31/2016 1:55:46 PM PDT by SpinnerWebb (Winter is coming)
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