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  • Ask Mehmet: Festival of Sacrifice

    Mehmet, I saw lots of herds of sheep in the streets of Adana and Incirlik this past week. Why is that? December 20 marks the Festival of Sacrifice and can explain why you saw herds of sheep in the streets recently. The Festival of Sacrifice falls on the 10th day of the last month of the lunar

  • Incirlik online library has arrived

    The recent installment of a Web-based cataloging system modernized the 39th Services Squadron library by allowing Incirlik library patrons to search for library products from the comfort of their own homes. The system, which was implemented in October, can be accessed from any computer. Initially,

  • Incirlik congratulates newest promotees to the rank of major

    Nineteen Team Incirlik members received news Dec. 11 that they have been selected to promote from captain to major. The entire list of promotion selects is posted on the Air Force Personnel Center's officer promotions homepage http://ask.afpc.randolph.af.mil/, other Incirlik selects include: Capt.

  • ’Tis the Season to Give and Receive Tax Assistance

    When the bells are jingling, the chestnuts are roasting and Jack Frost starts nipping at your nose, it can only mean one thing--income tax season is right around the corner. Knowing that most of you cherish tax time as much as a stocking full of coal, the 39th Air Base Wing Legal Office and Airman's

  • Court-Martial Conviction Sends Strong Anti-Abuse Message

    Senior Airman Nathaniel Lacy, 39th Logistical Readiness Squadron, was recently found guilty in a summary court-martial of assaulting his wife. Senior Airman Lacy entered guilty pleas on two specifications of assault consummated by battery, in violation of Article 128, Uniform Code of Military

  • AF begins NCO retraining program involuntary phase

    RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Airmen required to retrain must submit a retraining request by Dec. 17, or separate from the Air Force under Phase II of fiscal year 2008 Noncommissioned Officer Retraining Program. After meeting the Dec. 17 deadline, Phase II eligible's must then choose a specialty

  • Air Force Personnel Center to conduct force shaping board

    RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The next force shaping board is scheduled to convene March 31 at Randolph Air Force Base for certain lieutenants in the designated 2005 year group. The board's objective is to shape the future force by retaining Air Force officers and developing future leaders. The

  • Routines and Readiness go hand-in-hand

    Routines are easy to fall into when we're not forward deployed but we always must be prepared for contingencies as we never know what the day may bring. Six years ago on a sunny Tuesday morning, I was involved in my usual routine: up and out the door at 6 a.m., into the office, grab a cup of coffee

  • Incirlik supports community through 2007 CFC

    The Combined Federal Campaign started Oct. 1 and officially ended Nov. 30, with Team Incirlik having 41 percent participation and raising $122, 056. 40. "The CFC is a federal campaign that was designed to raise money for many organizations," said Master Sgt. Tyrone Robinson, CFC alternate community

  • Safety tips may make for happier holidays

    It's the time of the year again when we start thinking of decorating our homes for the holidays. To ensure that everyone has an enjoyable and safe holiday season, I would like to remind you of the base policy regarding holiday decorating in family housing. First and foremost, do not climb on the