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  • Every Airman Plays a Role in Suicide Prevention. #BeThere

    Every Airman Plays a Role in Suicide Prevention

    The Air Force is determined to prevent suicide, but you don’t need to be a specialist or doctor to do that. Sometimes all it takes is starting a conversation. Everyone has a role to play. That’s a key part of the Department of Defense’s #BeThere Campaign, which encourages making a difference through every day connections.   “We're sending the
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen work out with limited electricity at the fitness center at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, July 21, 2016. Due to a temporary loss of commercial power, some facilities had to continue operations, including the base's fitness center until power was completely restored. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Nieves Camacho)

    Lights Out: Incirlik Fitness Center continues operations

    (This feature is part of the "Lights Out" series. These stories focus on the operations Airmen conducted at Incirlik Air Base during the eight day commercial power outage in July 2016.)The 39th Force Support Squadron worked tirelessly to keep the Incirlik Fitness Center open during the Turkish military’s coup attempt in July. The center closed down

  • Ask Mehmet: The festival of sacrifice

    During this time of the year it’s not uncommon to see the streets of Incirlik Village and Adana filled with herds of sheep, dont get worried. It is a sign that the Moslem world is preparing to celebrate Eedu-l-Adha, or Feast (or Festival) of Sacrifice, which  falls on the tenth day of the last month of  the Islamic calendar.   Feast of Sacrifice,
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 728th Air Mobility Squadron stand on a K-Loader, while their commander Lt. Col. Nathan Mansfield stands next to it Aug. 25, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base Turkey. K-Loaders are used to upload and off load cargo from aircraft and have a load capacity of up to 44,000 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders)

    Meet your leadership: Lt. Col. Nathan Mansfield, 728th AMS commander

    This summer brought in many new faces to Incirlik Air Base. Many of these Airmen are new squadron commanders, group commanders and even a vice wing commander and command chief. To help members of team Incirlik gain a better understanding of who their leadership is and what their expectations may be, the 39th Air Base Wing public affairs office, is releasing a series of personality features on our new leaders.
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander is briefed by Lt. Col Timothy Mach, 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron commander, on the day-to-day operations at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Aug. 28, 2016. Harrigian learned about the base’s capabilities and visited Airmen deployed here in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ciara Gosier)

    CFACC visits Incirlik Airmen

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander is briefed by Lt. Col Timothy Mach, 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron commander, on the day-to-day operations at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Aug. 28, 2016. Harrigian learned about the base’s capabilities and visited Airmen deployed here in support of
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 49th Materiel Maintenance Squadron, from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., adjust a rafter on an 8K dome shelter Aug. 7, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Airmen are hand selected for deployments in teams of nine or thirteen depending on the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devin M. Rumbaugh)

    Holloman Airmen support Incirlik operations

    A team of nine U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 49th Materiel Maintenance Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, traveled to Incirlik Air Base to construct two 8K dome shelters for aircraft maintenance on the flightline. Dome shelters are structures designed to house and provide environmental protection for different types of aircraft
  • U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein speaks to 39th Air Base Wing Airmen Aug. 17, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Goldfein spoke to the Airmen on their importance to the mission at Incirlik. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devin M. Rumbaugh)

    Air Force Chief of Staff discusses joint fight with Incirlik Airmen

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein visited 39th Air Base Wing Airmen and their coalition partners at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, to view firsthand the ongoing operations and inform Airmen here of what they can expect of their 21st CSAF.Incirlik Air Base, a strategic location situated in southeast Turkey nearly 70 miles from the Syrian
  • U.S. Airmen assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron generate GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs Aug. 8, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The Airmen are here in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Nieves Camacho)

    For munitions troops, business is booming

    Operation INHERENT RESOLVE’s increasing demand for firepower during ongoing missions against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant keeps business booming for munitions troops. Airmen deployed from the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard work around the clock as part of the 447th Air Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron to supply munitions
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tiashianna Tyson (left), 39th Force Support Squadron (FSS) non-appropriated funds accountant assistant, and Senior Airman Cassandra Cazares, 39th FSS fitness specialist, prepare sandwiches in the Sultan’s Inn Dining Facility July 21, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Tyson and Cazares prepared more than 140 sandwiches for dining facility patrons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Nieves Camacho)

    FSS Airmen keep operations in full swing

    (This feature is part of the "Lights Out" series. These stories focus on the operations Airmen conducted at Incirlik Air Base during the eight day commercial power outage in July 2016.)With the responsibility of maintaining a portion of the quality of life here, U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 39th Force Support Squadron keep operations going
  • A fox captured by the 39th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management flight stands at the back of the cage at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The pest management flight has a subcontract with a local animal shelter in the city of Adana who takes care of animals captured on base. (Courtesy photo)

    Big or small Pest Management takes care of them all

    From bears to bees, wildlife has an impact on every installations and their respective missions. Some of those impacts can be small, while others could result in mission stoppage, but regardless of the size, it is the members of the 39th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management flight who help mitigate wildlife impact, here. Some of the ways pest
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