After the struggles of the United States, Ankara reaffirms the definition of "alliance" from one side; and on the other hand it is signing joint operations with the existing allies NATO. Finally Turkey is also carried out by NATO, with the participation of "Noble Partner 2018" exercises in Georgia, quiet date to August 1 to 15 were carried out unobtrusively. Turkey, NATO's contribution to ensuring all military exercises held in 2018, also took part in practice non-NATO countries.
CARRIED OUT WITH MORE THAN 3,000 MILITARY PERSONNEL
The exercise, which was organized for the 4th time this year with the support of NATO, started with a ceremony held at the Vaziani Military Base 25 kilometers east of the capital Tbilisi. More than 3 soldiers participated in the drill, Georgia with 300 thousand soldiers, the United States with 170 soldiers and 500 other soldiers participated in the other countries.
AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA ALSO PARTICIPATED
US, UK, Germany, Estonia, France, Lithuania, Poland, Norway, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Turkey participated to the exercise. Georgia, Ukraine, Armenia and Azerbaijan, who are not NATO members, also participated in the exercises.
In June, a large-scale military exercise was organized by NATO on the Russian border of Europe. 18 thousand soldiers from 19 countries participated in the exercise held in the Baltic States. Coordination of the land forces of the participating countries was targeted. He had a first experience in this year's drill. Israeli Air Force personnel also participated in the exercise.
The exercise was carried out with 140 military elements including Stryker and Bradley armored vehicles, M1A2 Abrams tank, AH-64 Apache and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. Russia has not made any comment this time, indicating that it has not been warm to these exercises before. Russia responded by launching counter-exercises on the same dates.
US ARMY THANKS TURKEY
Because of Turkey's assistance in transporting the Georgian armored units of the US Army European Command (US Army Europe) thanked Turkey via social media by posting a message.