The Incirlik Elementary School choir performs outside the Club Complex during the base tree lighting ceremony Nov. 28, 2011, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Col. Chris Craige, 39th Air Base Wing commander, and his children flipped the switch to light the holiday tree. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Sanchelli/Released)
Col. Chris Craige, 39th Air Base Wing commander, speaks to a crowd gathered outside the Club Complex during the base tree lighting ceremony Nov. 28, 2011, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The Incirlik Elementary School choir performed and Santa Claus arrived on a fire truck during the event. Craige and his children flipped the switch to light the holiday tree. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Sanchelli/Released)
Col. Chris Craige, 39th Air Base Wing commander, and his children flip the switch to light the holiday tree ouside the Club Complex during the base tree lighting ceremony Nov. 28, 2011, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The Incirlik Elementary School choir performed and Santa Claus arrived on a fire truck during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Sanchelli/Released)
Santa Claus passes out candy canes to people outside the Club Complex during the base tree lighting ceremony Nov. 28, 2011, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Col. Chris Craige, 39th Air Base Wing commander, and his children flipped the switch to light the holiday tree. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Sanchelli/Released)