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.
The U.S. military is maintaining a beefed-up presence in the Middle East, including fighters and air defense assets, following the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities June 22 and subsequent retaliation by the Iranians against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
