U.S. Army soldiers from the 31st Air Defense Artillery

U.S. Army soldiers from the 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, perform operational checks on NATO Patriot missile launchers and support equipment Jan. 14, 2013. Six Patriot missile batteries from the United States, Germany and the Netherlands are deployed to Turkey as part of a NATO-led coalition that will augment Turkey's air defense capabilities and contribute to the de-escalation of the crisis along the border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr.)