March 9, 2023 U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye hands over DoD field hospital to Turkish Government’s Ministry of Health On March 7, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye, Jeffry Flake, officially handed over the field hospital on the grounds of Mustafa Kemal University to the Turkish Government's Ministry of Health on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense.
March 7, 2023 U.S. Department of Defense completes emergency field hospital U.S. Marines, Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen constructed and organized a 100-bed emergency hospital in less than one week, as part of the U.S. Department of Defense’s continuous commitment to assist survivors of the catastrophic earthquakes in Türkiye.
Feb. 27, 2023 U.S. Department of Defense delivers field hospital to Türkiye At the request of the government of Türkiye, United States Marines, Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen worked around the clock to deliver an emergency field hospital as part of the United States’ continuous commitment to assist survivors of the catastrophic earthquake.
Feb. 22, 2023 JBSA Airmen support Türkiye, Syria earthquake relief efforts Airmen assigned to Joint Base San Antonio’s 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, in coordination with the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency, prepared approximately 68 short tons of medical equipment for movement to Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, in less than 48 hours.
Feb. 13, 2023 728th Air Mobility Squadron and 39th Operations Support Squadron support key earthquake relief deliveries Since Department of Defense support to U.S. Agency for International Development for earthquake relief to Türkiye began, the 728th Air Mobility Squadron has offloaded 5,764 tons of equipment and supplies from aircraft in coordination with 39th Operations Support Squadron, as of Feb. 12, 2023.
Feb. 8, 2023 Urban Search and Rescue teams arrive at Incirlik Air Base Two Urban Search and Rescue teams and a critical aid package in support of U.S. Agency for International Development response operations arrived by aircraft at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Feb. 8, to provide humanitarian assistance to Türkiye following devastating earthquakes that occurred on Feb. 6.