Operation Display Deterrence

Operation Display Deterrence
	Part of Iraq War
	; NATO Operation Display Deterrence:; Turkish soldier guarding Dutch AWAC
Date	26 February - 3 May 2003
Location	Turkish border with Iraq
Result	NATO operation; To protect Turkish-Iraq border;
Belligerents
NATO-led coalition	Iraq
Commanders and leaders
; General James L. Jones; ; General Oktar Ataman ;	Unknown
Strength
2 Patriot missile batteries; 371 personnel, 3 Patriot missile batteries, 4 AWACSs (Airborne Warning And Control Systems); 4 officers; 50 chemical/biological specialists; 40 fighter aircraft, 2 tankers	Iraq Unknown
Casualties and losses
None	None

Operation Display Deterrence was a 65-day NATO operation to protect the Turkish border region with Iraq, made in response to an Article 4 declaration by the Turkish government in response to the Iraq War.^[7]

Objectives and operational activity

It was aimed at defending Turkey from a threat from Iraq and deterring aggression. NATO's military deployment consisted of AWACS surveillance aircraft and crews, TMD units, and biological and chemical defence equipment. Command was set up in Eskişehir.^[2] NATO assets were sent to the Konya air base in Turkey,^[8] along with Patriot missile systems installed in Diyarbakir and Batman^[9] to help guard their airspace during military operations of the Iraq War.^[10]^[11]

Operation Active Fence

Similar assets, deployment, and lessons from this operation were carried forward to Operation Active Fence in 2012.^[12]

References

^ "Display Deterrence". Archived from the original on 28 October 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2022. NATO fact sheet on contributing nations as of 28 October 2004
^ ^a ^b ^c "NATO Defensive Support to Turkey". 3 September 2003. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^ "Operation Display Deterrence, Turkey". 8 September 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^ "Ministry of Defense - Netherlands". 3 September 2003. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "Fra vernepliktig til veteran: Om ivaretakelse av personell før, under og etter deltakelse i utenlandsoperasjoner" (PDF). 8 May 2009. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2022. Display Deterrence Tyrkia 2003 4 NATO
^ "COMBINED AIR OPERATIONS CENTER 6". Archived from the original on 27 June 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "Conclusion of Operation Display Deterrence and Article 4 security consultations".
^ "TWO NATO E3A AWACS SET TO ARRIVE IN TURKEY FEBRUARY 26". Archived from the original on 30 October 2004.
^ "PATRIOT". Archived from the original on 27 June 2004.
^ "Comments by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson on the Policy Recommendations adopted by the NATO Parliamentary Assembly at its Spring 2002 Session in Sofia and Forty Eighth Annual Session in Istanbul 2002". NATO's military deployment consisted of AWACS surveillance aircraft and crews, TMD units and biological and chemical defence equipment. Operation Display Deterrence played an important part in maintaining stability and demonstrating solidarity at a volatile time.
^ "Conclusion of Operation Display Deterrence".
^ Lieutenant Colonel Thorsten Tanski, Dipl.-Ing., DEU AF, CC SBAMD. "The Competence Centre for Surface Based Air and Missile Defence: Preserving the EADTF Legacy and Furthering the IAMD Mission". Retrieved 27 February 2022. During Operation DISPLAY DETERRENCE in 2003, US and Dutch EADTF personnel accomplished the first operational assignment by providing guidance and support to enhance NATINADS in the defence of Turkish territory....When NATO enhanced its defensive posture for ACTIVE FENCE TURKEY (AF TUR) in 2013, the EADTF not only provided planning expertise for developing the initial defence design and dedicated training for deploying troops, but also provided significant personnel support to sustain HQ AIRCOM's BMD mission.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)