US Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter visits a Patriot missile battery installed at a Turkish army base February 4, 2013 in Gaziantep, Turkey. The US provided the Patriots to help deter potential incursions by Syrian forces as Syria continues a two year long civil war.

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Location: Gaziantep, Turkey
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