728th AMS now offers space available to Aviano AB Published Nov. 2, 2015 By Senior Airman Michael Battles 39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Beginning Oct. 29th, the 728th Air Mobility Squadron will implement a new process which allows personnel stationed at Incirlik Air Base to travel to Aviano Air Base, Italy for leisure travel. The new process will be available to service members and their dependents, as well as Department of Defense employees based on the number of available seats, category level and foreign clearance restrictions. Additionally, DoD personnel must receive a foreign travel briefing from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations prior to traveling to any foreign country, regardless of method of travel. Incirlik's AFOSI offers a weekly foreign travel briefing every Thursday at 10 a.m. in building 488. To accommodate this new travel opportunity, AFOSI will offer travel briefings Nov. 3 and Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. After Nov. 10, AFOSI briefings will only be provided on Thursdays at 10 a.m. For travelers planning a trip for less than eight days to Italy individuals must hand carry the following items: · A signed Travelers Statement of Understanding · Passports for all passengers · Military identification · Command Sponsorship Letter For more than eight days in Italy, individuals must submit the following seven days prior to traveling: · A signed Travelers Statement of Understanding · A signed Dichiarazione Soggiorno (Declaration of Presence); must include colored, passport sized photos on document · One form per adult with children listed on the form · A copy of passports All documents must be submitted via email to 31SFS.S5PR.Soggiorno@us.af.mil. Upon arrival at Aviano AB, all passengers must visit the Aviano Soggiorno Office Building 1413, Rm. 142 on the first available Thursday to obtain a return stamp on their Dichiarazione Soggiorno for their return flight to Incirlik AB. Failure to obtain the stamp will result in return delays or return denial. To obtain the return stamp passengers must present the following to the Aviano Soggiorno Office: · Passports for all travelers · An additional passport photo for each traveler · Military identification · Command Sponsorship Letter For more information, contact the 728th Air Mobility Squadron at 676-6001.