Allied Air Command İzmir

Allied Air Command İzmir

Coat of arms
Active 2004 – 2013
Allegiance NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Part of Allied Command Operations, Casteau, Belgium
HQ General Vecihi Akin Garrison, İzmir, Turkey

Allied Air Command İzmir was a component command within NATO.

History

Previously designated AIRSOUTH and located in Italy, the Headquarters of the Allied Air Component Command for Southern Europe was established in İzmir, Turkey, on 11 August 2004. The command, which was renamed the Allied Air Command İzmir in 2010, reported to the Allied Joint Force Command Naples based in Naples, Italy.[1] The last commander of the NATO Allied Air Component Command İzmir was Lieutenant General Ralph Jodice.[2] It was deactivated on 1 June 2013 when Allied Air Command at Ramstein became the sole allied air component command.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "NATO Allied Air Component Command İzmir". NATO.
  2. ↑ "Lieutenant General Ralph J. Jodice II".
  3. ↑ "NATO deactivates Allied Air Command Izmir". NATO. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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