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  • PAKFIRIN Bakery Grand Opening

    Leadership from the 39th Air Base Wing(ABW) partake in pastries made by PAK FIRIN bakery during their grand opening ceremony Jan. 11, 2017, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Members of the 39th ABW leadership were invited to partake in the grand opening of the Turkish PAKFIRIN bakery by the 10th Tanker

  • AF evolves policies to access more talent, maintain high standards

    The Air Force announced new policies on dress and appearance with regard to tattoos, as well as changes to service medical accession policy Jan. 9.These changes result from a review of Air Force accessions policies directed by Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James in 2016.“As part of our effort to

  • Family Advocacy continues to support Incirlik Airmen

     Despite the absence of families, the two-member Family Advocacy Program team are determined to continue to provide education, avocation and prevention services to Airmen here.The FAP helps service members better cope with problems or hurdles that can arise during their time stationed here.“We still

  • CJCS and USO entertainers visit Incirlik

    U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell address service members during the 2016 USO Holiday Visit Dec. 5, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Dunford and Troxell visited Incirlik as a part of the 2016 USO

  • Munitions Airmen keep OIR aircraft armed

    A U.S. Air Force Airman, assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares the tail section of a GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition bomb Oct. 29, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The bombs are tested before either being loaded onto aircraft or placed in a storage

  • Incirlik KC-135 Stratotanker maintenance operations

    U.S. Air Force Airmen fuel a KC-135 Stratotanker before a flight Nov. 2, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Stratotankers stationed at Incirlik Air Base are responsible for refueling coalition forces aircraft flying missions in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff

  • 3rd AF commander meets Incirlik Airmen

    Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, 3rd Air Force commander, is greeted by Col. John Walker (right), 39th Air Base Wing commander, Nov. 17, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Clark visited Incirlik Airmen as part of his immersion tour as the new 3rd AF commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Caleb

  • Day or night, 39th SFS shield Incirlik

    (This feature is part of the "Lights Out" series. These stories focus on the operations Airmen conducted at Incirlik Air Base during the eight day commercial power outage in July 2016.)For a week in July 2016, Incirlik lost commercial power. This incident changed normal operations for most of the

  • 10th Tanker, 39th ABW observe Ataturk Memorial Day

    U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Manion, 39th Air Base Wing (ABW) vice commander, along with 39th ABW honor guardsmen, salute a statue of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk during a memorial ceremony Nov. 10, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. U.S. service members were present during the ceremony to show support and

  • 39th LRS fuels mission

    (This feature is part of the "Lights Out" series. These stories focus on the operations Airmen conducted at Incirlik Air Base during the eight day commercial power outage in July 2016.)A bead of sweat drips off the Airman’s nose as he lifts the fuel hose onto his dirt stained shirt and begins to