ANKARA, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- The "East Mediterranean 2017" NATO naval exercise hosted by Turkey ended on Thursday, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
The 10-day exercise joined by the U.S., Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and Britain, was held in Turkey's southwestern Aksaz Naval Base on the coast of Marmaris.
Some 20 warships, frigates and submarines, planes and helicopters along with over 3,000 military personnel took part in the drill.
The training programs, including air and sea defense operations, planning in crisis management and cooperation among teams, were aimed to improve teamwork at sea between the NATO allies.
It was the 20th NATO naval exercise since 1987, which first saw this year comprehensive training on disaster and emergency management.
