News Search

  • Little things may mean a lot

    I took my son to lunch last weekend to the restaurant of his choosing - we ended up at the Bowling Center (which has pretty good burgers, btw). After lunch he asked if we could play X-Box at the After Six Lounge for a while. Although I had other things to do, I agreed and promptly got trounced in

  • Vehicle safety starts before hitting the road

    Incirlik could be considered somewhat rural compared to other installations, but even though it lacks the vehicle traffic of larger bases, there is always the possibility of an accident. According to the 39th Air Base Wing Safety Office, there are numerous things Incirlik personnel can do to lessen

  • Tradition, family go hand in hand at Incirlik

    The holidays are typically a time of family and tradition. But whether you are here accompanied, came without your immediate family or are single, almost everyone is away from their extended family while stationed here. Unless you make the long trip back to the United States, Grandmother's house is

  • 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