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  • Ambulatory Surgery Clinic services after dark

    Like many shift-workers at Incirlik, there are no holidays, three-day weekends or down days for the Ambulatory Surgery Clinic staff who's workload can be summed up in four words -- low density, high demand. "The mission of ambulance services at night is to respond to life, limb and eyesight injury,

  • Girl’s High School softball wins second place

    The Incirlik American School girl's softball team recently took home the second place trophy in the European Small Schools Fastpitch Softball Tournament. Thirteen players and two coaches represented Team Incirlik at Ramstein, Germany, May 16 through 20 for the school's fourth trip to the tournament.

  • Cadets visit the "Lik"

    Like many officers on base, I received my commission through Reserve Officer Training Corps, while others commission through the Air Force Academy. Throughout our college years we were known as cadets. We were seen as the "Future Leaders of the Air Force." I really wasn't exposed to what the active

  • Turkey units receive first unit designations

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe initiated the Turkey Catch Up plan to improve living conditions at bases across Turkey in the late 1970s. As a result, Incirlik received funding for seven morale, welfare and recreation-type construction projects (to read more about Incirlik history in the 1970s click

  • COLA survey means more money for Airmen in Turkey

    The Military Advisory Panel convened May 8 and emerged with good financial news that will be reflected in the June Cost of Living Allowance for active duty residents assigned to bases in Turkey. A total of 671 Team Incirlik members completed an online Living Pattern Survey in January proving

  • My Vision: Taking care of your people

    During my 25 years in the military a lot of people have asked me for inputs on keys to success. So, I would like to pass-on some ideas I think may help you/us (the wing) succeed. First, the best advice I can give you is to take care of your people. As a Chief, I'm in a unique position to help others

  • It’s not a myth: seatbelts save lives

    Seat belts save lives. It's safe to assume everybody has heard this and experts know that it's true, but yet there are still some who don't heed the warning. According to the Public Safety Business Center at Fort Bragg, N.C., the lifetime odds that you will be seriously injured in a traffic accident

  • Youth Center offers many acitivites for base children

    Incirlik's youth center supports the 39th Air Base Wing by providing programs for youth, ages six through 18, to help them grow physically, socially and emotionally. "We want to make the youth center a place where the kids can have fun," said Rose Lime, 39th Services Squadron youth programs

  • Dependent job opportunities abound at the "Lik"

    Getting a job on base is a lot like getting a job in the states you need to know where to start and who to talk to. "Current job openings are listed in our resource room, (Airman and Family and Readiness Center), and we are constantly working with agencies both on and off base who are seeking to