U.S. Army soldiers bow their heads during the benediction at the conclusion of a transfer of authority ceremony between the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery and the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery, Dec. 13, 2013, at a Turkish army base in Gaziantep, Turkey. The 5-7 ADA took over the responsibility of providing Patriot missile air defense capabilities as part of a multinational NATO mission to protect Turkey from Syrian ballistic missile threats. The 3-2 ADA, based at Fort Sill, Okla., spent nearly a year in Gaziantep after arriving at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in January 2013. The 5-7 ADA deployed from their home station, Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. David Liapis)
Date Taken: | 12.13.2013 |
Date Posted: | 12.17.2013 01:47 |
Photo ID: | 1138956 |
VIRIN: | 131213-F-MR661-083 |
Resolution: | 3432x2781 |
Size: | 2.3 MB |
Location: | INCIRLIK AIR BASE, TR |
Web Views: | 36 |
Downloads: | 3 |
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