Aegean Army
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The Aegean Army is a major field army of Turkey responsible for the defense and security of the country's western coastal regions along the Aegean Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aegean Army canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
field army
ⓘ
military formation ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Turkey
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Turkey
|
| branch |
Turkish Land Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish Army
|
| commandStructure | army-level command ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| followsDoctrine | Turkish Land Forces doctrine ⓘ |
| garrison |
Izmir
ⓘ
surface form:
İzmir
|
| hasCapability |
coastal security operations
ⓘ
conventional warfare ⓘ territorial defense operations ⓘ |
| hasOperationalFocus |
amphibious operations preparedness
ⓘ
border protection with Greece in the Aegean region ⓘ |
| hasPart |
air defense units
ⓘ
armored units ⓘ artillery units ⓘ engineer units ⓘ infantry units ⓘ logistics units ⓘ support units ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Izmir
ⓘ
surface form:
İzmir
|
| languageOfCommand | Turkish ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | İzmir Province ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Turkey ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Land forces ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Aegean coastal provinces of Turkey
ⓘ
Western Anatolia ⓘ
surface form:
western Turkey
|
| partOf | Turkish Land Forces ⓘ |
| partOfAllianceStructure | NATO force structure of Turkey ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
deterrence
ⓘ
protection of national sovereignty in the Aegean ⓘ territorial defense ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
defense of Turkey’s Aegean Sea coastline
ⓘ
security of western coastal regions of Turkey ⓘ |
| role |
border security
ⓘ
coastal defense ⓘ defense of western Turkey ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish General Staff
Turkish Land Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish Land Forces Command
|
| theater |
Aegean Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Aegean Region of Turkey
Aegean Sea ⓘ Western Anatolia ⓘ
surface form:
western Anatolia
|
| type | combined arms army ⓘ |
| uses |
NATO-standard equipment
ⓘ
Turkish-made military equipment ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.