General Ziya Cemal KADIOĞLU
TURKISH AIR FORCE COMMANDER
A total of 120 sorties were carried out in the International Anatolian Phoenix-2021 Exercise, which was successfully completed with the participation of 24 aircraft and 437 personnel from 5 different countries at the 3rd Main Jet Base Command (Konya) between May 24 and June 04,2021. Chief of Staff of the Turkish Air Force, General Hasan KÜÇÜKAKYÜZ participated in “The Distinguished Observer’s Day” on the 31st of May 2021.
During the Exercise, Convoy Protection Air Close Support, Time-Sensitive Targeting, Dynamic Targeting, Casualty Evacuation, Airdropping, Overwater Personnel Rescue, Insertion/Extraction, Parachute Jumping, Personnel Rescue in the enemy area were performed.
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15 April 2026 Wednesday
Anatolian Phoenix-2026 Exercise Infiltration by Helicopter Successfully Completed11 April 2026 Saturday
NATO Air Chiefs' Symposium10 April 2026 Friday
Anatolian Phoenix-2026 Exercise Pilot Rescue Operation Successfully Completed10 April 2026 Friday
Lieutenant General Dato’ Nur Hafis Bin ABDUL KARIM, Deputy Chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, Visited the Air Force Headquarters09 April 2026 Thursday