F-16 fighter planes from the United States And Portugal Air Force remain on tarmac at the 3rd Main Jet Air Base in central Turkey. F-16 fighter planes from the United States And Portugal Air Force remain on tarmac at the 3rd Main Jet Air Base in central Turkey's city of Konya September 8, 2004. Nearly a hundred planes from the member countries of NATO are participating in the NATO Air-Meet 2004 air exercise in Konya. The exercise hosted by Turkey is conducted by Component Command Air Headquarters, Izmir (CC Air HQ, Izmir). REUTERS/Umit Bektas