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  • Incirlik to celebrate 50th anniversary of CFC-O

    This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas, which was founded in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy. The CFC-O offers the opportunity for individuals to contribute to more than 2,400 charities and runs through Oct. 4 to Dec. 2.Col. Chris Craige, 39th Air Base Wing

  • 728th Airman reaches new APEX milestone

     In August 2009, Staff Sgt. Nathan Dunn hit a major milestone as the first C-17 Globemaster III aerial port expeditor to reach 500 cargo loads. Dunn yet again reached a landmark as he doubled that figure Oct. 3 with his 1,000th load under the APEX program."Today I loaded my 1,000th C-17 as an APEX

  • Overseas COLA levels to drop

    Beginning Oct. 1, American service members and their families living overseas will see a reduction in their Cost of Living Allowance. The extent of the reduction depends on the member's rank, years of service, number of dependents and duty location. This is on top of reductions which are occurring

  • One squadron stands alone as Incirlik’s top soccer team

    Sept. 29 marked the end of Incirlik's intramural soccer season as the number-two seeded 728th Air Mobility Squadron B team beat the number-one seeded 39th Security Forces Squadron 3-1 in the championship game.While SFS came into the game with a 9-1-0 record, the AMS finished the regular season with

  • Tops in Blue rocks Incirlik

     Hundreds of Team Incirlik members attended a performance by Tops in Blue Sept. 27, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.Since 1953, Tops in Blue annually entertains more than 250,000 service members and their families in 20 countries, presenting an average of 120 performances at 100 locations worldwide.

  • A&FRC program offers support to Airmen

    The Incirlik Airman and Family Readiness Center held their monthly Lunch and Learn program Sept. 29 in the 39th Mission Support Group conference room. The theme for this was "staying positive in negative situations."The Lunch and Learn program explores the many challenges of the military lifestyle

  • Wear pink: Raise breast cancer awareness

    It's time for people dig out their pink apparel as the start of October also marks the beginning of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While breast cancer and raising awareness is a year-round battle, October is set aside as the designated month to cover oneself in pink, the campaign's