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  • Sugar Festival

    The Sugar Festival is celebrated by the Moslems at the end of Ramazan, the fasting  month for Moslems. It lasts three and a half days. Satuday, June 24, is the last day of Ramazan and the Sugar Festival starts on that day at noon.Observations of the festival continue through Tuesday, June 27.  It’s

  • 39th OSS wins USAFE Airfield Complex of the Year 2016

    The 39th Operations Support Squadron airfield operations flight was awarded the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airfield Complex of the Year award for 2016.The squadron was considered for the award based on their ability to quickly communicate with their NATO allies and react to real world situations.

  • 717th Air Base Squadron Change of Command

    Ankara, Turkey – U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Floyd took command of the 717th Air Base Squadron during a change of command ceremony May 16, at the Ankara Support Facility, here. Prior to taking command, Floyd was the deputy chief for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency Eurasia office at U.S.

  • 39th OSS gains new commander

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Swengros (right), 39th Operations Support Squadron incoming commander, assumes command of the 39th OSS from Col. James Zirkel, 39th Weapons System Security Group commander, during a change of command ceremony, June 1, 2017, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The 39th OSS

  • 39th MXS metals techs make sparks fly

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ronald Bender, 39th Maintenance Squadron metals technology craftsman, welds a frame together May 30, 2017, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The metals technology shop is capable of repairing, and in some cases, creating parts that are no longer in production. (U.S. Air Force

  • 39th Air Base Wing Titans welcome new commander

    In a change-of-command ceremony filled with military tradition, Col. David Eaglin assumed command of the 39th Air Base Wing from Col. John Walker June 1, 2017, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony.Service members from the U.S

  • OSS, EOD conduct airfield IDF exercise

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Trisha Dodds, 39th Operations Support Squadron airfield management operations supervisor, speaks into a land mobile radio during an airfield indirect fire (IDF) exercise, May 27, 2017, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Airfield exercises are conducted to test the capabilities

  • Incirlik honors fallen on Memorial Day

    Members of the 39th Air Base Wing, salute while a wreath is laid during a Memorial Day Ceremony May 26, 2017, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The laying of the wreath is done in memory of United States military members who paid the ultimate sacrifice. This marked the first joint service ceremony at

  • 447th brings the boom

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Postel (left), 447th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS) production superintendent, and Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah Webb, 447th EAMXS maintenance supervisor, assemble an Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) rocket, May 24, 2017, at Incirlik Air