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  • Base privileges

    Question: I have a quick question, why is it that minimum wage employees who have no direct affiliation with either the Turkish or U.S. Air Force allowed base privileges that retired combat veterans are not? I recently had some family in town and both my father and father-in-law are retired military

  • Customer survey drives 39th SVS

    The Air Force Services Agency based in San Antonio recently implemented a new program to better gauge customer satisfaction with the activities and programs provided by services squadrons Air Force wide. Because of this change, 39th Services Squadron customers will be able to take this survey online

  • Action Line 71204 - Bike Safety

    Question: What are the guidelines on bicycle riders wearing reflective/orange vests as opposed to a simple reflective belt? Should this be mandatory? If motorcycle riders are required to wear them for visibility purposes, shouldn't the same apply to bicycles (I understand the speed differential)?

  • 39th MDG takes home 17 USAFE awards

    The hard work of 39th Medical Group personnel was acknowledged during the recent 2007 United States Air Forces in Europe Medical Service Awards competition where Airmen assigned to Incirlik's medical group received 17 awards. Last year the 39 MDG received 14 awards. "These awards are one of the ways

  • 39 MDG 2007 USAFE-Level Air Force Medical Service Winners

    Incirlik is pleased to announce the following winners of the 2007 U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Level Air Force Medical Service awards. The individuals and teams will represent USAFE at the Air Force-level competition. - Outstanding Bioenvironmental Engineering Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the

  • COLA remains constant, relatively speaking

    Since I arrived at Incirlik last May, the exchange rate for Turkish Lira has spiraled from approximately 1.35 Yeni Turk Lirasi to the dollar to our current rate of slightly less than 1.17 YTL to the dollar. There are numerous economic factors influencing the exchange rate, but I won't bore you with

  • Harlem Globetrotters visit Incirlik Air Base

    Question: I am writing to you about the lack of information that was available for the Globetrotters event. I know that there was a lot of confusion and many children were upset. The base seldom has activities children and families can attend, so this event was something special for a lot of

  • Incirlik's AMS competes for AMC award

    Incirlik's 728th Air Mobility Squadron Aerial Port Flight is one of three terminals vying for Air Mobility Command's 2007 Large Terminal of the Year award. The 728 AMS, an Incirlik tenant unit, is competing for AMC honors as a result of winning the 2007 Large Terminal of the Year award from the 21st

  • Incirlik 'Cop Shop' trains most SFS Airmen in USAFE

    The 39th Security Forces squadron trains more Airmen, including those on temporary duty, then any other U.S. Air Forces in Europe base, all while consistently meeting Air Force standards and accomplishing a challenging day-to-day mission. "Presently, there are over 100 people in upgrade training,