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Air Force Commander General Akın ÖZTÜRK went to Dubai to participate in the Dubai International Air Force Commanders Conference (DIAC) which was held on 16 November 2013 and Dubai Air Show which was held on between 15 and 18 November 2013 in Dubai/UAE.
This years conference theme was “Collective Response : The Future role of Air Power in a Joint & Coalition Dependent World” where in the third session, General ÖZTÜRK, presented a speech about multinational training titled “Multinational Training: Raising Airmen to Meet Future Airpower Requirements for Collective Response”.
During his speech, General ÖZTÜRK reminded the International Conference on Air and Space Power (ICAP) organized by the Turkish Air War College in March 2013 and highlighted the value of conferences on aviation by saying “The results of the conference show that the way we, as aviators, follow to keep up with the developments is the right way in regard to the outputs.”
While stressed the importance of well-trained and qualified manpower and the quality and capacity of Turkey in training capabilities including the aviators from allies and partner countries, General ÖZTÜRK said “NATO has initiated a project aiming to enhance international cooperation for pilot and crew training using the Smart Defense approach. With more than 100 years of military aviation experience and more than 60 years of NATO membership, Turkish Air Force is leading this smart defense project by establishing Multinational Military Flight Crew Training Center in Turkey by 2015.”
General ÖZTÜRK observed the Dubai Air Show on 17 November 2013.
Gen. ÖZTÜRK during the opening ceremony of 2013-14 Air Training& Educational Year.
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Turkish Air Force Commander General Akın ÖZTÜRK’s United Arab Emirates Visit - Turkish Air Force
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