A C-5 Galaxy from the 521st Air Mobility Wing, bound for Turkey, left here today with service members and supplies for the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command in support of NATO's Patriot Missile Battery deployment.
Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe's 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command and 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, along with members of the 32nd AAMDC from Fort Bliss, Texas, are deploying to Turkey in support of NATO missile defense operations.
U.S. Army Spc. Gregory Brinson, center, and Staff Sgt. Paul Emory, both with the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, stack deployment bags on an aircraft pallet Jan. 9, 2013, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Soldiers with the unit were preparing to deploy to Turkey to operate Patriot missile batteries along the Turkish-Syrian border. U.S. and NATO Patriot batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO's commitment to defending Turkey's security during a period of regional instability.
U.S. Air Force personnel load a medium tactical vehicle from U.S. Army Europe's 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command onto a C-5 Galaxy transport plane at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 8. The load-up was part of the 10th AAMDC's deployment to Turkey, along with other USAREUR, Army and multinational forces, in support of NATO operations.