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  • Hard work, practice, time and some ice forms Incirlik's drill team

    "Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing. Like the first monkey shot into space," said Tyler Durden, the neo-luddite antagonist in Chuck Palahniuk's novel "Fight Club." Like Tyler Durden's underground fight club, rifle-flipping members of Incirlik's drill team have to sacrifice their

  • Izmir Chapel Christmas Concert builds good will

    An audience comprised of North Atlantic Treaty Organization Component Command Air Izmir and 425th Air Base Group personnel attended the Christmas concert held Dec. 5 at the St. John's Cathedral in Montrö, Izmir. The concert was arranged by Dokuz Eylül University State Conservatory faculty members

  • Action Line 81208 - Air Fore Accolade

     Accolade: I just want to give a thank you to all that goes on behind the scenes. Early in my husband's career, I felt airmen only did things to get those needed bullets for EPR/OPRs. Once you become an active part of the Air Force Family and look from the inside out, you realize there are a lot of

  • Action line 81210 - Local Nationals Shopping @ AAFES

    Complaint: Today I went to the shoppette and witnessed the manager in a transaction with a local national. I witnessed the transaction from beginning to end and the local national wasn't asked to produce any identification proving their eligibility to shop in AAFES facilities. The transaction

  • Action Line 81011 - Garage Sales

    Complaint: I understand the black marketing laws as a way for Turkey to better improve their quality of life programs.The problem I have been having is I love to go to garage sales as a means of fun and being able to get what some call "finds" or "bargains" but what I am running into is Turkish

  • Action Line 81126 - COLA

    Complaint: For awhile now, I've had some questions/concerns about the COLA we receive here at Incirlik. I understand it is lower than most bases because things purchased in Turkey are oftentimes less expensive than they would be in the states; however, I think there is a lot more to consider when

  • Optometry clinic looks out for Airmen’s eyes

    Treating and examining approximately 3,800 eyes a year is the task assigned to two members of Incirlik Air Base. Maj. Cang Bui, 39th Medical Operations Squadron, Optometry Flight commander, and Tech. Sgt. Janelle Mankie, 39 MDOS Optometry Clinic noncommissioned officer in charge, run the Incirlik

  • CDC makes room for Silly Putty education

    Military parents face the challenge of finding high quality childcare that accommodates their ever-changing schedule and Incirlik's Child Development Center has specifically catered to this need by opening two new rooms for child care. "Opening a new preschool room and a pre-toddler room has helped