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  • Ramazan: A Moslem month for religious reflection

    If you see your maid or gardner stop eating and drinking or refuse to accept any food or drink during day time, don't get upset. That means they are fasting during the holy month of Ramazan. On Sept. 13, more than one billion of the world's population will change their way of doing things overnight.

  • Incirlik to induct future enlisted leaders

    Team Incirlik will come together tonight for a very special event. On this day, 35 of our fellow Airmen here will be formally inducted to the Senior Non Commissioned Officer ranks during the SNCO induction ceremony. This milestone achievement marks a departure from their current roles as technical

  • Bodrum, Bodrum!

    Bodrum, the Turkish town of the South Aegean full of little white houses founded on ancient Halicarnassus, is one of the most famous cities of antiquity. The town will take one by surprise when you start discovering the attractions of this interesting summer resort. Bodrum is built on a W-shaped

  • Become a part of 07-08 IAS school year

    Dependent education is a top quality of life issue and it affects mission readiness. Studies show that students do better in school when parents and the community are actively involved. Here at Incirlik, we have a unique community setting for our children to excel with added parental involvement.

  • Commander’s corner

    Alcohol Related Incidents; a subject that is weighing heavily on leaders across our base and wing. I would hope it is weighing on every member of this wing as it significantly impacts us all! Over the course of the last few weeks there has been an upward trend on general ARI incidents. This last

  • Find ways to plug in to Incirlik community

    Do you know you have been granted certain talents or gifts? For example, some of us have been given the gift of organization or the ability to make things look great. Some of us have been given the gift of patience for working with children or teens. Others have been given the gift of intuitiveness,

  • Turkish wedding gifts

    Question: Mehmet, one of my Turkish co-workers is getting married soon. What is the traditional gift? What can I give as a wedding gift? Answer: Choosing and giving the right gift for any occasion always gives me a headache. The same gift for the same occasion might please one person and not

  • Fit to Fight: Staying in shape physically, mentally, spiritually

    Are you prepared to meet today's AF challenges? Becoming fit-to-fight is not just about passing a physical training test or being just physically fit, it's also about being spiritually fit. As Airmen, we are critical to today's military high ops tempo mission, and to meet this challenge we must be

  • Services: Promotes morale, productivity, retention

    From front line combat support to home front community service, services is everything you do. The next time someone you know says "I'm bored ... there's nothing to do," ask whether they know about services. Services exists to ensure Airmen readiness, esprit de corps and quality of life. Services

  • Election results

    Question: Mehmet, we know that elections were held last Sunday in Turkey. We've heard bits and pieces about the results. Can you tell us about the results? Is Turkey going to have a new president? Do the elections mean anything to the Americans here? Answer: As you said, general elections were held