When did the Americans extract a British commitment to limit Allied operations in the mediterranean ?
It involved over 170 warships and 700 aircraft , and it featured a large - scale amphibious assault along the western coast of Turkey.1953 AFSOUTH exercises included : " Italic Weld " — a combined air - naval - ground exercise in northern Italy involving the United States , Italy , Turkey , and Greece " Weldfast " — a combined amphibious landing exercise in the Mediterranean Sea involving British , Greek , Italian , Turkish , and U.S. naval forces In 1957 , Operation Deep Water simulated the defence of the Dardanelles from a Soviet attack .