Air Force Network migrations on way to Incirlik Published Sept. 6, 2012 By Master Sgt. James Mitchell 39th Commmunications Squadron INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Incirlik is scheduled to become the next U.S. Air Forces Europe base to migrate into a central Air Force Network to aid in continuity for Airmen between bases. Beginning Nov. 5, technicians will begin moving Incirlik workstations and e-mail accounts into the AFNet over a 35-day period. The long term goal of this project is to collapse all individual or stand-alone Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard networks into the AFNet. Most of the changes will be simple and should not cause any interruption to network access or normal day-to-day operations. However, for the active duty Air Force, this migration will be a major change to how computer networks are managed. Until now, major commands and various other Air Force organizations operated their own independent networks, consequently driving unique, unit specific requirements. Meaning, each base or MAJCOM had its own unique issues others might not have. The biggest thing people will notice will be in the format of e-mail addresses. The migration replaces the old first.last@incirlik.af.mil e-mail address with a standard first.last@us.af.mil address. Regardless of the base or organization one is assigned to, the new address will stay with their users for the duration of their career, employment or affiliation with the Air Force. As more bases join the AFNet, Airmen will be able to log into their accounts from any AFNet base without having to create a new account. This will allow easy access to the network during deployments, temporary duty and permanent change of station moves. Sites for organizations such as the Air Force Portal, Air Force Personnel Center and Defense Finance Accounting Service will also be accessible regardless of duty location. Over the years, this approach led to standardization and security problems, high operation and maintenance costs, and a lack of enterprise situational awareness. There was no single organization or commander responsible for the network. The AFNet migration project will address these issues and place Air Force cyber operations under the operational control of a single commander. The approach is expected to bring significant improvements to the Air Force's ability to fight daily virus activity and malicious intrusion attempts. Centralizing services like e-mail and data storage will significantly improve network security and standardization. Also, operational and training costs will be reduced through the elimination of redundant systems and services. When Incirlik approaches its projected start date, a team of Air Force Network Integration Center, 690th Network Support Group, and 39th Communication Squadron technicians will be busy preparing equipment and resources to aid the migration. To ensure a smooth transition to the AFNet, look for future 39th CS generated eAdvisories for additional migration related information. For any questions or additional information, please contact the 39th CS communications focal point at 676-2666, or by email at incirlik.cfp@incirlik.af.mil. To view the frequently asked questions and for helpful tips to ease migration, click here.