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| Patriot missile battery on display |
They are there as part of a NATO agreement to defend Turkey, with six Patriot missile batteries.
Around four hundred US troops will eventually be stationed in Gaziantep, with their two batteries of Patriots.
A like number of Germans will be stationed at Kahramanmaras, with their two batteries.
And an equal contingent from the Netherlands will be stationed at Adana.
At this time there is no time limit set for how long the troops will stay in Turkey.
The US troops are the 3rd Battalion, based out of Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
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