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  • Survey says … tax volunteers needed

    David Letterman may say otherwise, but nationwide surveys indicate one of the Top 10 most common New Year's Resolutions - right up there with dropping a few pounds and quitting smoking - is volunteering and helping others. The polls also indicate, however, that the average person is more likely to

  • Improving your running time

    For many, the New Year often brings a new resolution. For those whose goal is to improve the run portion of their physical training assessment or just become more physically fit, Incirlik's Health and Wellness Center is a good place to start. "There is much more to running than just putting on a

  • Commissaries ring up savings for military families

    Commissary customers are ringing in the New Year with record-breaking savings. As a result they should be "resolving" to shop their local commissary more often. "I'm proud to announce that average customer savings for a family of four have risen to nearly $3,000 annually," said Defense Commissary

  • Sergeant brings home manpower of the year award

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently announced the winners of the command's 2006 Manpower and Organization Awards for Professional Excellence and Tech. Sgt. Dana Bridges, 39th Mission Support Squadron manpower analyst, was named noncommissioned officer of the year. "The award came as a total

  • 'Lik' to welcome 18 to the rank of captain

    Eighteen members of team Incirlik got the news Jan. 3 that they will be promoted to captain this year."Force shaping was a big hurdle for the 2002-2003 year groups, so being retained was as good of news as being selected for promotion to captain," said 1st Lt. Rose Richeson, 39th Air Base Wing

  • Incirlik serves as recon hub

    Following the termination of the USAF meteorological balloon launching activity in 1955, the base commander was notified that another tenant unit, Detachment 10-10, would soon arrive (click here for the rest of the 1951-1955 Incirlik article) . After the first five years, Adana Air Base was still

  • USAFE observes National Day of Mourning January 2

    President Bush has issued Executive Order 11582 directing the closure of all Federal government executive departments and agencies Jan. 2, as a mark of respect for the passing of former President Gerald R. Ford. "As a team we will mourn the loss of President Ford. He was a great American," said Col.

  • Golf loop gets cleaned during wing run

    It was still dark outside when many Team Incirlik members arrived at Building 310 for the monthly wing run on the morning of Dec. 29. A sea of black beanies and cold breath were all that could be seen as the crowd of runners prepped for the wing's monthly trek across the lands of Incirlik. With Col.

  • Showstoppers stop the show

    Cats ... Evita ... Grease ... Chicago ... all Broadway musicals that were featured Dec. 28 during the Showstoppers production of A Trip Through Broadway. The show took more than 340 audience members through 11 different shows all put together by Showstoppers, a theatre troupe, headed by Samantha

  • Safety paramount world-wide

    Explosive site plans, weapons programs, hazardous cargo operations and munitions inspections sound like the job make up of explosive ordnance disposal technicians, security forces or munitions personnel. Safety experts are not always credited with the successes of these programs; however, they play