Allied Air Command İzmir explained

Unit Name:Allied Air Command İzmir
Dates:2004–2013
Command Structure:Allied Command Operations, Casteau, Belgium
Garrison:General Vecihi Akin Garrison, İzmir, Turkey
Garrison Label:HQ

Allied Air Command İzmir was a military aviation component command of the NATO Military Command Structure from 2004 to 2013.

History

Previously designated Allied Air Forces Southern Europe (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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NATO Allied Air Component Command İzmir . NATO . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150218072352/http://www.aiiz.nato.int/ . 18 February 2015 .
  2. Web site: Lieutenant General Ralph J. Jodice II. 15 June 2014. https://archive.today/20121212040233/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7815. 12 December 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: NATO deactivates Allied Air Command Izmir . NATO . 15 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714154929/http://www.jfcnaples.nato.int/page11122031/2013/nato-deactivates-allied-air-command-izmir-headquarters--turkey.aspx . 14 July 2014 .

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