21st USAFAD Corlu, Turkey

The 21st United States Army Field Artillery Detachment (USAFAD) was a NATO nuclear weapons support unit stationed in Çorlu, Turkey during the Cold War. Activated in the 1960s, the unit was responsible for the custody, maintenance, and security of U.S. nuclear warheads assigned to Turkish artillery units under NATO's nuclear sharing arrangements. The 21st USAFAD worked closely with the Turkish Army’s 105th Artillery Regiment, supporting the deployment of nuclear-capable Honest John and later Lance missiles. The detachment remained active until the early 1990s, when the end of the Cold War led to the withdrawal of U.S. nuclear weapons from Turkey and the unit’s inactivation.