151st Squadron (Turkey)

151st Squadron "Vultures" 151'inci Tunç Filo 151st squadron patch.png 1940 – present Turkey Flag of Turkish Air Force Command.svg 21px Turkish Air Force SEADCombat Air PatrolQuick Reaction Alert Combatant Air Force 5th Main Jet Base Command Merzifon, Amasya Deadly Vultures Give the coordinates for whoever you wanna mute, the rest is baSEAD Turn off the lights, the party is over! The Black Sea is Under Our Authority Guardians of the North F-16C Block 50 Fighting Falcon 151st Squadron "Vultures" is a fighter squadron of the Turkish Air Force under the 5th Main Jet Base Command. It is the only squadron in the Air Force with SEAD capabilities and is the northernmost combatant NATO unit in Turkey.July 2, 2022 Karadeniz semalarının bekçisi: "Tunç Filo" https://www.haber7.com/foto-galeri/74694-karadeniz-semalarinin-bekcisi-tunc-filo/p3 October 25, 2024 As the only AGM-88 HARM operator, the squadron is often deployed to Incirlik Air Base. Following the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the squadron's preparedness level was increased.2013-08-29 Saldırı olursa Türkiye'yi onlar koruyacak! https://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/saldiri-olursa-turkiye-yi-onlar-koruyacak-1756220 2024-10-24 Milliyet tr History Azerbaijan Shortly after the beginning of the July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Turkey declared diplomatic support to Azerbaijan, and stated that is ready to provide any kind of assistance, including weapons and military.Mehmet Fatih 2020-07-31 TurAz Kartalı 2020 tatbikatına katılacak olan Türk F-16'ları Azerbaycan'a ulaştı https://www.defenceturk.net/turaz-kartali-2020-tatbikatina-katilacak-olan-turk-f-16lari-azerbaycana-ulasti 2024-10-25 DefenceTurk tr On 31 July 2020, Turkish Air Force elements, including aircraft from the 151st Squadron flown to Azerbaijan for the TurAz Eagle 2020 exercise, an annual cooperation between Turkish and Azerbaijani air forces since at least 2015. Even though the exercise was concluded on 10 August,Haber7 TurAz Ermenistan'a net mesaj verdi https://www.haber7.com/guncel/haber/3002564-turaz-ermenistana-net-mesaj-verdi 2024-10-25 Haber7 tr during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, satellite imagery of October 25 confirmed that six Turkish F-16s were deployed at Azerbaijan's Qabala International Airport.Trevithick Joseph 2020-10-07 Satellite Images Confirm Turkish F-16 Fighters Secretly Deployed To Azerbaijan https://www.twz.com/36955/satellite-images-confirm-turkish-f-16-fighters-secretly-deployed-to-azerbaijan 2024-10-25 The War Zone en-US A 29 September statement from the Ministry of Defence of Armenia claimed that their Sukhoi Su-25 was shot by a Turkish F-16, killing its pilot.2020-09-29 Armenia says its fighter jet 'shot down by Turkey' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54345622 2024-10-25 en-GB Allegations also included that the Turkish Air Force provided close air support on Armenian military installations, which both were rejected by Turkey the same day. Lineage Stations Çorlu Airport Command, 1940–1947 5th Main Jet Base Command, 1947-present thumb|F-16C of the 151st Squadron at 3rd Main Jet Base Aircraft Supermarine Spitfire, 1940-? Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, ?-1954 Northrop F-5, 1972–1997 General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, 1997-present References Category:Turkish Air Force Category:Turkish Air Force squadrons Category:Military units and formations established in 1940 Category:1940 establishments in Turkey