U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Christopher Stewart, 14AUG2021.
The U.S. Army’s 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) could be taking part in a wargame called Dynamic Front 21, instead they have joined with USAID in helping the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı) fight fires in the western mountains.
USA photo by Staff Sergeant Christopher Stewart, 14AUG2021.
Flying their CH-47 Chinooks, the 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th CAB deployed from their assignment in Bulgaria to fight fires in Turkey, on 12AUG2021.
USA photo by Staff Sergeant Christopher Stewart, 14AUG2021.
USA photo by Staff Sergeant Christopher Stewart, 14AUG2021.
Water bombing aircraft from around the world arrived in Turkey to fight the fires:
On 14AUG2021, a Russian Navy flying boat crashed while fighting a fire in Turkey:
Turkey is being hit by both fire and water:
Disaster 2021: GERMAN FLOOD CLEAN-UP, U.S. Air Force STYLE