Titan’s Refuge: arrive as strangers, leave as friends

A welcome sign adorns the front desk at Titan’s Refuge Ministry Center Dec. 18, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The Titan’s Refuge offers military members and civilian employees on the installation a place to decompress and socialize with colleagues. Airman ministry centers, such as the Titan’s Refuge, serve as places where Airmen decompress from the stressors of daily life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Magbanua)

Titan’s Refuge: arrive as strangers, leave as friends

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Hodge, 39th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller (right), assists U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Bowers, 39th Contracting Squadron contracting officer, with signing in at the Titan’s Refuge Ministry Center Dec. 18, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The Titan’s Refuge offers free snacks, refreshments and leisure activities to members of the base populace over the age of 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Magbanua)

Titan’s Refuge: arrive as strangers, leave as friends

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Hodge, 39th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller (center), helps facilitate a game of air hockey at the Titan’s Refuge Ministry Center Dec. 18, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The Titan’s Refuge accommodates Airmen of all ranks, along with NATO allies and civilian personnel assigned to the base, offering a free place of relaxation and leisure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Magbanua)

Titan’s Refuge: arrive as strangers, leave as friends

U.S. Air Force Airmen from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, play a game at the Titan’s Refuge Ministry Center Dec. 18, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Besides personnel assigned to the installation, the Titan’s Refuge also offers its free relaxation and leisure services to deployed service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Magbanua)

Titan’s Refuge: arrive as strangers, leave as friends

U.S. Air Force Airmen and NATO allies relax at the Titan’s Refuge Ministry Center Dec. 18, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The Titan’s Refuge offers military members and civilian employees on the installation a place to decompress and socialize with colleagues. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Magbanua)

Titan’s Refuge: arrive as strangers, leave as friends

Published Dec. 19, 2019
By Staff Sgt. Joshua Magbanua
39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- A welcome sign adorns the front desk at Titan’s Refuge Ministry Center Dec. 18, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The Titan’s Refuge offers military members and civilian employees on the installation a place to decompress and socialize with colleagues. Airman ministry centers, such as the Titan’s Refuge, serve as places where Airmen decompress from the stressors of daily life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Magbanua)