A pin with German and Turkish flags attached to the name tag of Deputy Commander of German detachment Lieutenant Colonel Frank Schulz is pictured as he speaks to journalists at a Turkish military base during media day in Kahramanmaras January 31, 2013. A second pair of Patriot missile batteries being sent by NATO countries to defend Turkey against possible attack from Syria are now operational, a German security official said on Tuesday. The United States, Germany and the Netherlands each committed to sending two batteries and up to 400 soldiers to operate them after Ankara asked for help to bolster its air defences against possible missile attack from Syria. The two German batteries, which have been deployed around the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras some 100 km (60 miles) from the Syrian border, were in position and ready to use as of late Monday, the German security official said. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)