NATO operation; General James L. Jones 2 Patriot missile batteries 371 personnel, 3 Patriot missile batteries, 4 AWACSs (Airborne Warning And Control Systems)[3][4] 4 officers[5] 50 chemical/biological specialists[2] Operation Display Deterrence was a 65-day NATO operation to protect the Turkish border region with Iraq, made in response to an Article 4 declaration by the Turkish government in response to the Iraq War.

[7] It was aimed at defending Turkey from a threat from Iraq and deterring aggression.

NATO's military deployment consisted of AWACS surveillance aircraft and crews, TMD units, and biological and chemical defence equipment.

[2] NATO assets were sent to the Konya air base in Turkey,[8] along with Patriot missile systems installed in Diyarbakir and Batman[9] to help guard their airspace during military operations of the Iraq War.

[10][11] Similar assets, deployment, and lessons from this operation were carried forward to Operation Active Fence in 2012.