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  • 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

  • Restriction and Reprisal: The silent killers

    Commanders, first sergeants, and supervisors must be aware of three areas within the inspector general: reprisal, restricted access, and improper mental health evaluation. Within the Air Force Complaints Resolution Directorate, Secretary of the Air Force inspector general, they are referred to as

  • New chiefs get inducted into elite group

    The Chief's Group welcomed two new members, Senior Master Sgt. Denise Mikolajczyk and Senior Master Sgt. Steven Lantz, into the highest enlisted rank in a recognition ceremony held at the Consolidated Club Feb. 9.Sergeant Mikolajczyk, 39th Mission Support Squadron manpower and organization flight

  • Your place in the big picture

    Team Incirlik lives and operates in a culture of mutual support dependent on coalition allies. The multilateral relationships here shared with mission partners, neighbors and friends has been developing for more than a half century. Much like the U.S. Air Force members stationed at Incirlik, Turkish

  • Air Force Assistance Fund: Airmen helping Airmen

    Nine years ago, 1st Lt. Angel Guerrero, 39th Maintenance Squadron munitions flight commander, didn't know what the Air Force Assistance Fund was. Then an airman first class, the engine on his car died and the young Airman turned to the Air Force Aid Society for help. "They gave me a $1,000 loan at