The international edition of the Anadolu Kartalı (Anatolian Eagle) exercise took place from 23 June to 4 July at the Anatolian Eagle Training Center (AETC), located within the command of the Third Jet Air Base (3’üncü Ana Jet Üs Komutanlığı) in Konya. 

The aim of establishing AETC is to prevent loss of pilots without experience in the beginning phase of possible future wars, prevent loss of aircraft during peace time, exchanging experience across nations and forces. To bring these aims into reality Turkish Armed Forces made researches, in 1997 6 F-16 aircrafts of Turkish Air Force with 57 personal joined Red Flag Exercise at Nellis AFB and begin to create the main structure of AETC.  With infrastructural works between 2000-2001 and Anatolian flag exercise held at Incirlik Airbase on 1998, also with the works of Headquarters June 2001, Electronic Warfare Systems, additional working spaces, accommodation buildings completed and the center reached the capacity it has today.