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The U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye hands over DoD field hospital to Turkish Government’s Ministry of Health

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  • By Senior Airman Joshua T. Crossman
  • 39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Patients and hospital personnel walk near hospital tents at the field hospital on the grounds of Mustafa Kemal University in Serinyol, Hatay, Türkiye, March 7, 2023. At the request of the Turkish government, U.S. military personnel assigned to 39th Air Base Wing and Task Force 61/2 were tasked with building a field hospital for the citizens affected by the Feb. 6 earthquakes. On March 7, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye, Jeffry Flake, officially handed over the field hospital on the grounds of Mustafa Kemal University to the Turkish Government's Ministry of Health on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua T. Crossman)