U.S., Turkish airmen trash FOD

Senior Master Sgt. Elvin Young, right-center, 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron, shakes hands with a member of the Turkish air force during a foreign-object-debris walk June 12, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The FOD walk was a joint task by U.S. and Turkish airmen to ensure the flightline remains safe for incoming and outgoing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Sanchelli/Released)

U.S., Turkish airmen trash FOD

U.S. and Turkish air force members gather during a foreign-object-debris walk June 12, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. U.S. and Turkish airmen from the 39th Air Base Wing and the 10th Tanker Base Command split into groups to remove debris that could cause damage to aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Sanchelli/Released)

FOD walk

U.S. Air Force Col. Brent Bigger, 39th Air Base Wing vice commander, prepares 39th ABW airmen for the joint Turkish and U.S air force foreign object debris walk on the flightline June 12, 2013 at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The FOD walk was held to clear the flightline area of trash and debris that could potentially damage aircraft engines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Phelps/Released)

FOD walk

A Turkish airman passes out trash bags to Airmen from the 39th Air Base Wing for a combined foreign object debris walk with the Turkish air force 10th Tanker Command and 39th ABW on the flightline June 12, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Both units removed trash and debris that could potentially harm aircraft engines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Phelps/Released)

FOD walk

Tech. Sgt. Paul Archer, 39th Maintenance Squadron, searches for foreign object debris on the flightline June 12, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The FOD walk was a combined effort between the 39th Air Base Wing and Turkish air force 10th Tanker Base Command to clear the area of debris that could potentially damage aircraft engines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Phelps/Released)

FOD walk

Airmen from the 39th Air Base Wing walk the flightline searching for foreign object debris June 12, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The 39th ABW partnered with the Turkish air force 10th Tanker Base Command to clear the flightline of FOD to prevent aircraft mishaps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Phelps/Released)

FOD walk

Airmen from the 39th Air Base wing comb the grass for foreign object debris June 12, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The 39th ABW and Turkish air force 10th Tanker Base Command performed a combined FOD walk to search for trash and debris that could damage aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Phelps/Released)

39th ABW joins Turkish air force for FOD walk

Published June 12, 2013
By Senior Airman Anthony Sanchelli
39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- U.S. Airmen from the 39th Air Base Wing worked with Turkish Airmen from the 10th Tanker Base Command, to rid the flightline of foreign-object-debris June 12. The FOD walk is an annual joint effort to ensure incoming and outgoing aircraft are not damaged by debris.