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  • Save energy, save the Air Force

    Energy. Energy. Energy. Conserving energy is a topic making headlines throughout the world. At a glance, it seems too big of a problem to solve, but a closer look proves that individuals can make a difference -- starting at Incirlik Air Base.With budget cuts Air Force- and USAFE-wide, conserving

  • Peanut butter consumer warning

    The Army and Air Force Exchange Service and the Defense Commissary Agency are pulling Peter Pan or Great Value peanut butter off the shelves due to a Food and Drug Administration warning Feb. 13 that links 288 cases of food borne illness in 39 states to consumption of varying types of the

  • 3rd Air Force commander visits 'Lik'

    Lt. Gen. Robert Bishop, 3rd Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Westermeyer, acting 3rd AF command chief, visited Incirlik Feb. 12 through 14 to see different work centers and to hold an Airmen's call. General Bishop made it one of his priorities to let the members of Team Incirlik

  • Incirlik opens gates to local vendors

    More than 100 current and potential Incirlik vendors were educated on the government contracting program at the annual Vendor Day event hosted by the 39th Contracting Squadron Feb. 14."The main purpose for this seminar is for vendors to become familiar with the contracting process so we can expand

  • Air Force to implement second DOS rollback

    The Air Force has adjusted its force-shaping numbers in response to better-than-expected retention rates in fiscal year 2006. In a message dated Jan. 26, officials said the Air Force must cut 3,090 Airmen by Sept. 30 in order to meet this year's force shaping goals. The Air Force will use three

  • Bird flu facts and how to protect yourself

    A global outbreak of disease -- that is what many people think when they hear the words "bird flu." But is it really the next pandemic or just "fowl" play? Properly named avian influenza, this virus has spurred global awareness and growing concerns about the possibility of the virus changing into a

  • AFSO 21: Depending on Airmen to improve processes

    Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century is the Air Force's dedicated effort to maximize value and minimize waste in all of our processes. For this program to be successful, ideas for improvements in work centers have to come from the Airmen most familiar with the unit's practices. To help

  • Family-based immigrant visa petitions no longer accepted

    Effective immediately, U.S. Embassy Ankara can no longer accept I-130 family-based immigrant visa petitions.The Adana and Istanbul Consulates had not been previously authorized to accept I-130s, so there is no change at either of those posts. All petitions must now be adjudicated by U.S. Citizenship