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Brigadier Gen. Andrew T. Priddy, commanding general, Task Force 61/2 meet with members of the Turkish Ministry of Health, at Antakya, Türkiye, March 2, 2023. At the request of the Turkish government, U.S. military personnel assigned to Task Force 61/2 and 39th Air Base Wing were tasked with building a field hospital for the citizens who were affected by the Feb. 6 earthquakes. Upon completion of their efforts on March 2, 2023, leaders from Task Force 61/2, and 39th Air Base Wing conducted a final walk-through before the Turkish Ministry of Health began operations at the field hospital. - Brigadier Gen. Andrew T. Priddy, commanding general, Task Force 61/2 meet with members of the Turkish Ministry of Health, at Antakya, Türkiye, March 2, 2023. At the request of the Turkish government, U.S. military personnel assigned to Task Force 61/2 and 39th Air Base Wing were tasked with building a field hospital for the citizens who were affected by the Feb. 6 earthquakes. Upon completion of their efforts on March 2, 2023, leaders from Task Force 61/2, and 39th Air Base Wing conducted a final walk-through before the Turkish Ministry of Health began operations at the field hospital.

Unified Support for our Ally Türkiye

Marines and Sailors from Task Force 61/2, commanded by Brig. Gen. Andrew Priddy, operating under U.S. Naval Forces Europe, U.S. Sixth Fleet, and U.S. European Command supported the U.S. Department of Defense’s humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts in Türkiye for over ten weeks, standing up a 24-hour crisis center, delivering hundreds of tons of aid, and standing up a field hospital...

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