The 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano AB, Italy, later this month will deploy some 170 airmen to Turkey to participate in Anatolian Eagle 06/02 with Turkish, French, and Pakistani forces, reports Stars and Stripes. USAF airmen at Incirlik AB, Turkey, also will join in.
Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command of U.S. European Command on July 1, taking over the key assignment as the U.S. and its allies contend with a resurgent Russia and a grinding war in Ukraine.
