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  • AF officials plan for scheduled downtime to upgrade MilPDS

    The Air Force Personnel Operations Agency here is upgrading and transferring the Military Personnel Data System to the Defense Information Systems Agency's Defense Enterprise Computing Center later this year. The upgrade project is scheduled to take 23 days to complete. During this period, MilPDS

  • YES program offers money for education, work skills

    High school students at Incirlik can earn money for their education while learning valuable work skills by volunteering through the Youth Employment Skills program."The Youth Employment Skills program is an on-base youth volunteer program funded by the Air Force Aid Society and jointly administered

  • Labor negotiations ongoing

    Personnel assigned to the 39th Air Base Wing may have heard talk, or even speculation, pertaining to the possibility of Turkish workers going on strike. As with any situation, it is important to know the facts as rumors tend to spread quickly and can cause people to worry unnecessarily.Currently,

  • New USAFE commander shares priorities, gets personal

    Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, new U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, outlined his priorities, vision, challenges and personal experiences during an interview here Aug. 8. "I am so proud of this command--our Airmen have accomplished so much in these past three years," said General Breedlove who left

  • Airman found guilty of assault

    An Airman assigned to the 39th Security Forces Squadron was found guilty in a court martial in the 39th Air Base Wing courtroom here Aug. 9.Airman 1st Class Jonathan Carlow, 39th SFS, was tried by a panel of military members and found guilty of battery. He was sentenced to reduction to the grade of

  • Welsh 'humbled' to serve as Air Force chief of staff

    The Air Force chief of staff flag passed to the service's 20th chief in a ceremony here Aug. 10.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year Airman, stepped into the position, taking over for Gen. Norton Schwartz, who also retired from the Air Force during the ceremony."Mark is respected throughout the Air

  • Jeff Harris brings spirit of Nashville to Izmir

    Country singer and songwriter Jeff Harris performed a concert at the Izmir Club Aug. 4, for service members and civilians stationed in Izmir. Harris, who is from Nashville, Tenn., visited Izmir as part of an Armed Forces Entertainment tour, said Jim Kutrubis, 425th Air Base Squadron services