The exercise "Anatolian Eagle 28" (AE2019) ended on Friday 19 June. The annual exercise led by the Turkish Air Force takes place at the Konya air base, is one of the most complex in the international arena and constitutes an important opportunity for the development and consolidation of tactics and training of the participating Armed Forces, put to the test in various articulated and dynamic operational, flight and intelligence scenarios. It is not a question of a competition between the different "actors", but a moment of growth and constructive confrontation between the involved units.
The exercise involves the participation of NATO and non-NATO countries: the AM-X of the 132nd Flight Group of the 51st Stormo Istrana participated for the Air Force, confirming that the AE19 is part of the important training appointments for the Armed Force, as an opportunity to improve the integration between its personnel, seaman and support, and the flight crews of different nations in the conduct of the complex air missions that characterize the current intervention scenarios of the air power.
The AMX of the 51 ° Stormo have carried out numerous missions, operating with maximum efficiency in multiple scenarios with aircraft of the NATO Air Force, the USAF, the Air Forces of Turkey, Jordan, Pakistan and Qatar.
Like other multinational exercises, the AE19 represented an ideal scenario for the Armed Force and for the men and women of the 51st Wing to share operational experiences and deal with different weapon systems, in a context of high training standards, not only referring to flight operations, but also to maintenance and logistics: essential sectors for the success of each mission.
To seal the professionalism and the excellent success of the exercise by the staff in force at the 51st Wing, the awards for the lt col. Joe Goldsworthy, best Mission Commander, and for the chief airman Antonio Amoriello as "distinguished personnel"; individual awards that cannot be separated from a valid teamwork of all the participants of the Wing at AE19.
