Israeli, American and Turkish armed forces wrap up joint exercise
Yaakov Katz
THE JERUSALEM POST
Aug. 23, 2007
Navy and air forces from Israel, the United States and Turkey wrapped up two days of joint search-and-rescue exercises in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea on Thursday.
Ten ships, including the INS Lahav, as well as four helicopters and a number of Hercules transport aircraft from the three countries participated in the exercise, called "Reliant Mermaid VIII". The exercise is held once a year with the goal of creating interoperability between Israel and its allies in naval operations.
Israeli, American and Turkish armed forces wrap up joint exercise
