Operation Display Deterrence

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]

Operation Display Deterrence
Part of Iraq War
NATO Operation Display Deterrence: Turkish soldier guarding Dutch AWAC
Date 26 February - 3 May 2003 Location Turkish border with Iraq Result NATO operation; To protect Turkish-Iraq border
Belligerents
NATO-led coalition[1]	Iraq
Commanders and leaders
General James L. Jones General Oktar Ataman [2]	Unknown
Strength
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[2] 40 fighter aircraft, 2 tankers[6]	Iraq Unknown
Casualties and losses
None	None

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.^[2] 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]