An E-3A Sentry takes-off while a Turkish Star taxis on the other side of the runway June 10, 2013, during Anatolian Eagle. The E-3A Component participated in Anatolian Eagle, an air force exercise hosted by the Turkish Air Force, from June 10 to June 21, 2013, in Konya, Turkey. This iteration of the exercise, Anatolian Eagle 13-2, included two NATO AWACS and more than 50 fighter jets from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.