U.S. Naval Forces Europe, in coordination with U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), and U.S. Air Power (USAF) Air Fight Command (ACC) facilitated the supply of the Division of Protection offered subject hospital, with help from staffs in Kelly Discipline in San Antonio, Texas, and Langley Air Power Base, Va.
“We’re responding to the request for assist from the Turkish authorities to supply a crucial medical functionality whereas the Turkish authorities rebuilds,” stated Brig. Gen Andrew Priddy, commanding normal, TF 61/2. “I’m happy with the professionalism with which the workforce has responded to help our Turkish Allies and associates who’re affected by the earthquake’s devastation.”
U.S. service members, assigned to U.S. Sixth Fleet’s Process Power 61/2, are working on the request of the Turkish Ministry of Well being by means of the US Company for Worldwide Growth (USAID) to make sure the hospital is established and operational within the province of Hatay, one in all Türkiye’s most severely impacted areas.
The sphere hospital is supplied with an emergency room, two working rooms, and an intensive care unit together with critically wanted medical provides, 100 beds, and tools to make sure the performance of the hospital.
The Marines of TF 61/2 and Airmen from thirty ninth Air Base Wing will set the hospital up over the course of every week, starting Feb. 25 and can flip the power over to the Turkish Ministry of Well being as soon as full. As soon as turned over, the hospital will present Turkish medical professionals expanded functionality to proceed offering crucial and pressing well being care to the residents of Türkiye impacted by the devastating earthquakes.
TF 61/2, below operational management of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and U.S. Sixth Fleet, is responding to the lethal 7.8 and seven.6 magnitude earthquakes that devastated Türkiye on Feb. 6. Hours after the earthquake, U.S. Marines and Sailors established a ahead disaster response operations heart at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, in shut coordination with U.S. interagency companions and Turkish officers.
For greater than 80 years, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) has solid strategic relationships with allies and companions, leveraging a basis of shared values to protect safety and stability.
Headquartered in Naples, Italy, NAVEUR-NAVAF operates U.S. naval forces within the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) areas of duty. U.S. Sixth Fleet is completely assigned to NAVEUR-NAVAF and employs maritime forces by means of the total spectrum of joint and naval operations.
