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  • USO Incirlik opens its doors

    Staff of the United Service Organizations Incirlik opened the doors to their new facility here, Sept. 23.USO Incirlik held a grand opening ceremony that featured a ribbon cutting and cookout for all in attendance.“We are here to help servicemembers and give them a home away from home,” said Bernhard

  • Incirlik Air Base becomes one-year unaccompanied tour

    Members of the 39th Air Base Wing will undergo a change in unaccompanied tour length in a recent change approved by the Pentagon.The new change will affect all Department of Defense members in Turkey coming in on or after 21 September 2016.The Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James said,

  • Incirlik medics exercise response skills

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Benjamin Garman, 39th Medical Operations Squadron clinical nurse, annotates a simulated victim’s conditions on a triage tag during a mass casualty exercise Sept. 21, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Triage tags are used to identify conditions of injured individuals for

  • 39th CS keeps comm channels open

    (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.)The 39th Communication Squadron worked to keep communication channels functioning on Incirlik Air Base when

  • Meet your leadership: Lt. Col. Michael Kersten, 39th MDSS commander

    This summer brought in many new faces to Incirlik AB. Many of these Airmen are new squadron commanders, group commanders and even a vice wing commander and command chief. To help members of Team Incirlik gain a better understanding of who their leadership is and what their expectations may be, the

  • Chapel team provides home away from home

    (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.)During the aftermath of the Turkish military coup, on July 16, commercial power to Incirlik Air Base was cut,

  • COMUSAFE visits Incirlik, recognizes important missions

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa commander, speaks to members of the 39th Security Forces Squadron Aug. 31, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Wolters visited Airmen across the base to meet and speak about the diverse and important missions

  • Every Airman Plays a Role in Suicide Prevention

    The Air Force is determined to prevent suicide, but you don’t need to be a specialist or doctor to do that. Sometimes all it takes is starting a conversation. Everyone has a role to play. That’s a key part of the Department of Defense’s #BeThere Campaign, which encourages making a difference through

  • Lights Out: Incirlik Fitness Center continues operations

    (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.)The 39th Force Support Squadron worked tirelessly to keep the Incirlik Fitness Center open during the Turkish

  • Ask Mehmet: The festival of sacrifice

    During this time of the year it’s not uncommon to see the streets of Incirlik Village and Adana filled with herds of sheep, dont get worried. It is a sign that the Moslem world is preparing to celebrate Eedu-l-Adha, or Feast (or Festival) of Sacrifice, which  falls on the tenth day of the last month