Türkiye to take command of NATO's Amphibious Task Force for 1st time

By Esra Tekin

ISTANBUL (AA) - Türkiye on July 1 will assume command of the NATO Allied Reaction Force Amphibious Task Force Command and the Landing Force Command for the first time, the country's National Defense Ministry said Monday.

Within the framework of the country's NATO commitments, Türkiye will take over the NATO commands from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, said a ministry statement.

"The Amphibious Task Force and Landing Force Command headquarters, along with our Marine Infantry Battalion Landing Force, will participate in the Dynamic Mariner/Flotex-25 Exercise, which will take place between March 24 and April 4, 2025, with the ships TCG Sancaktar, TCG Bayraktar, TCG Orucreıs, and TCG Gaziantep, as well as the Route/Spain," it added.