Operation Display Deterrence Explained
| Conflict: | Operation Display Deterrence |
| Partof: | Iraq War |
| Date: | 26 February - 3 May 2003 |
| Place: | Turkish border with Iraq |
| Result: | NATO operation;- To protect Turkish-Iraq border
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| Commander1: | 
General James L. Jones
General Oktar Ataman
[1] |
| Commander2: |  Unknown |
| Combatant1: | -led coalition[2] |
| Combatant2: | Iraq |
| Strength1: | 2 Patriot missile batteries
371 personnel, 3 Patriot missile batteries, 4 AWACSs (Airborne Warning And Control Systems)[3] [4]
4 officers[5]
50 chemical/biological specialists
40 fighter aircraft, 2 tankers[6] |
| Strength2: | Iraq Unknown |
| Casualties1: | None |
| Casualties2: | 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.[1] 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: NATO Defensive Support to Turkey . 2022-02-28 . 2003-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070807162406/http://www.afsouth.nato.int/operations/NATOTurkey/DisplayDeterrenceFactsheet.htm . 7 August 2007 . dead.
- Web site: Display Deterrence . 2022-02-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041028164000/http://www.afsouth.nato.int/operations/NATOTurkey/DisplayDeterrence.htm . 28 October 2004 . NATO fact sheet on contributing nations as of 28 October 2004
- Web site: Operation Display Deterrence, Turkey. 8 September 2017 . 2022-02-07.
- Web site: Ministry of Defense - Netherlands. 2022-02-27. 2003-09-03.
- Web site: Fra vernepliktig til veteran: Om ivaretakelse av personell før, under og etter deltakelse i utenlandsoperasjoner . 2022-02-28 . 2009-05-08 . 16 . Display Deterrence Tyrkia 2003 4 NATO . https://web.archive.org/web/20140912182443/http://www.regjeringen.no/pages/2188890/PDFS/STM200820090034000DDDPDFS.pdf . 12 September 2014 . dead.
- Web site: COMBINED AIR OPERATIONS CENTER 6 . 2022-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040627165324/http://www.afsouth.nato.int/operations/NATOTurkey/CAOC6Factsheet.htm . 27 June 2004 . dead.
- Web site: Conclusion of Operation Display Deterrence and Article 4 security consultations.
- Web site: TWO NATO E3A AWACS SET TO ARRIVE IN TURKEY FEBRUARY 26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041030162018/http://www.afsouth.nato.int/releases/2003releases/MA_II_03.htm . 30 October 2004 . dead.
- Web site: PATRIOT . https://web.archive.org/web/20040627165334/http://www.afsouth.nato.int/operations/NATOTurkey/PATRIOTSFactsheet.htm . 27 June 2004 . dead.
- Web site: 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..
- Web site: Conclusion of Operation Display Deterrence.
- Web site: The Competence Centre for Surface Based Air and Missile Defence: Preserving the EADTF Legacy and Furthering the IAMD Mission. Lieutenant Colonel Thorsten Tanski, Dipl.-Ing., DEU AF, CC SBAMD. 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..
