Sam Wise visits Konya Air Base in Turkey to report on the rotary-wing focused multinational exercise Anatolian Phoenix
Between May 16-27, the Turkish military held the 2022 edition of its annual International Anatolian Phoenix exercise at the 3rd Main Jet Base Command in Konya, under the supervision of the Anatolian Eagle Training Centre (AKEM). Held twice a year since 2008, Anatolian Phoenix is primarily a helicopter-oriented exercise focused on practising and developing Joint Task Force missions, including components such as combat search and rescue (CSAR) and rescue escort missions, command and control (C2), parachute jumping and forward air control.
It also enables bilateral and unilateral training of methods such as formation flight, tactical navigation, close air support, dynamic targeting, time-sensitive targets, fast roping, high-altitude low-opening parachute jumping and mountain recovery.
