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  • DoDDS District Superintendent visits Incirlik

    Doctor Archie Bates, Department of  Defense Dependents Schools Mediterranean District superintendent, a position placing him in charge of the education of 6,000 military dependents, visited Incirlik Jan. 14-15. Within his district, Dr. Bates is responsible for the U.S. military students located in

  • New year means new opportunity to shine

    Incirlik is an awesome place to be these days! There are so many activities in which to be involved. For example, this past weekend there was an outstanding in-house retreat sponsored by the Protestant Women of the Chapel. The event's focus was to let your light shine so that the world may know. My

  • Taking leave doesn't just mean 'leaving'

    Taking advantage of the Air Force's Leave Program may positively impact an Airman's morale, but their time away from Incirlik might be enhanced further if they took time to deal with a few leave-related issues before departing. Master Sgt. Sonya Mason, 39th Mission Support Squadron first sergeant,

  • General Brady assumes command of USAFE

    The former senior officer in charge of manpower, personnel and services at the Pentagon was promoted to four-star general and assumed command of U.S. Air Forces in Europe at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during a ceremony Jan. 9 at the Pentagon. Gen. Roger A. Brady will command the organization which

  • Base privileges

    Question: I have a quick question, why is it that minimum wage employees who have no direct affiliation with either the Turkish or U.S. Air Force allowed base privileges that retired combat veterans are not? I recently had some family in town and both my father and father-in-law are retired military

  • Customer survey drives 39th SVS

    The Air Force Services Agency based in San Antonio recently implemented a new program to better gauge customer satisfaction with the activities and programs provided by services squadrons Air Force wide. Because of this change, 39th Services Squadron customers will be able to take this survey online

  • Action Line 71204 - Bike Safety

    Question: What are the guidelines on bicycle riders wearing reflective/orange vests as opposed to a simple reflective belt? Should this be mandatory? If motorcycle riders are required to wear them for visibility purposes, shouldn't the same apply to bicycles (I understand the speed differential)?

  • 39th MDG takes home 17 USAFE awards

    The hard work of 39th Medical Group personnel was acknowledged during the recent 2007 United States Air Forces in Europe Medical Service Awards competition where Airmen assigned to Incirlik's medical group received 17 awards. Last year the 39 MDG received 14 awards. "These awards are one of the ways

  • 39 MDG 2007 USAFE-Level Air Force Medical Service Winners

    Incirlik is pleased to announce the following winners of the 2007 U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Level Air Force Medical Service awards. The individuals and teams will represent USAFE at the Air Force-level competition. - Outstanding Bioenvironmental Engineering Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the

  • COLA remains constant, relatively speaking

    Since I arrived at Incirlik last May, the exchange rate for Turkish Lira has spiraled from approximately 1.35 Yeni Turk Lirasi to the dollar to our current rate of slightly less than 1.17 YTL to the dollar. There are numerous economic factors influencing the exchange rate, but I won't bore you with