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39th SFS and 39th CES team up to ensure combat readiness through convoy training

Staff Sgt. Samantha Hepfer, a training instructor assigned to the 39th Security Forces Squadron, delivers a brief during convoy training at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, July 28, 2021. The 39th Civil Engineer Squadron and 39th SFS teamed up for convoy training to enhance mission readiness. Members practiced responding to enemy contact and egressing from vehicles under fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Angulo)
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39th SFS and 39th CES team up to ensure combat readiness through convoy training

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Matthews, a training instructor assigned to the 39th Security Forces Squadron, inspects a vehicle during convoy training at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, July 28, 2021. The 39th Civil Engineer Squadron and 39th SFS teamed up for convoy training to enhance mission readiness. Members practiced responding to enemy contact and egressing from vehicles under fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Angulo)
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39th SFS and 39th CES team up to ensure combat readiness through convoy training

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Matthews, a training instructor assigned to the 39th Security Forces Squadron, attends a brief during convoy training at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, July 28, 2021. The 39th Civil Engineer Squadron and 39th SFS teamed up for convoy training to enhance mission readiness. Members practiced responding to enemy contact and egressing from vehicles under fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Angulo)
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The bridge between two nations

Mehmet Birbiri, 39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs host nation advisor, poses for a photo in his office at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, 22 March 2021. Birbiri stands in front of several awards and recognitions he’s received over his many years of service. (U.S Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Matthew Angulo)
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The bridge between two nations

Mehmet Birbiri, 39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs host nation advisor, poses for a photo on the flightline at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, April 1991. As the world watched the fighting settle at the end of the Gulf War; a then 41 year old Birbiri boarded the first military aircraft delivering humanitarian aid to refugees in northern Iraq, who were fleeing toward the Turkish border. (Courtesy Photo)
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The bridge between two nations

Mehmet Birbiri, 39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs host nation advisor, poses for a photo at an annual awards ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, February 2005. During that period, Birbiri was recognized as the 39th Air Base Wing civilian of the year. (Courtesy photo)
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The bridge between two nations

Mehmet Birbiri, 39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs host nation advisor, translates letters between U.S. Air Force and Turkish Air Force leadership at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in December of 1989. As a liaison between the U.S. and Turkish Air Forces, interpretation has been and continues to be one of Birbiri's main duties. (Courtesy photo)
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The bridge between two nations

Mehmet Birbiri, bottom row second from left, 39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs host nation advisor, sits with his classmates and instructors from the Teachers Training College pose for a photo in Istanbul, Turkey, 1972. Mehmet remains in contact with a majority of his classmates to this day. (Courtesy photo)
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CGO huddle

U.S. Air Force Capt. Lauren Hughes, 39th Air Base Wing chaplain, facilitates a team exercise during a first-term officer development course at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 8, 2021. The curriculum contained information that was more specific to officers that have served less than five years of service, providing insight on how to do more than just be good in their role specialty, but as a part of the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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Talking about communication

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ashlee Stripling, 39th Medical Group executive officer, discusses effective communication techniques during a first-term officer development course at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 8, 2021. The class went beyond being a competent officer, but also how to be an effective leader of Airmen, addressing topics such as mentorship, enlisted performance reviews and how to work with Non-Commissioned Officers to help foster a positive work environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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Officers teaching officers

U.S. Air Force Capt. Lauren Hughes, 39th Air Base Wing chaplain, teaches a leadership and professional development course for first-term officers at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 8, 2021. Most professional development and leadership courses at Incirlik are geared towards enlisted Airmen, so a team of experienced officers developed a three-day workshop to help their peers with under five years of service learn about how to advance their careers while maintaining healthy relationships and good communication with Airmen they lead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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Incirlik receives COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Stiltner, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster (center), inspects cargo before unloading it at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 7, 2021. Medical supplies have special requirements for transport, must be carefully stored and proper amounts secured to ensure best effectiveness by medical personnel and to reduce waste. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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Thawing the Moderna vaccine

U.S. Air Force Maj. Crystal Karahan, 39th Medical Support Squadron Medical Logistics flight commander, helps Staff Sgt. Joshua Wheeler, 39th MDSS Medical Logistics warehouse NCO in charge, thaw Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine doses at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 8, 2021. Medical Logistics Airmen typically can’t rush order supplies like their civilian counterparts, so instead they worked with their U.S. Army Materiel Command and Defense Logistics Agency partners to supply the base with needed vaccine doses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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Pre-vaccination COVID-19 Briefing

U.S. Air Force Capt. Whitney Patrick, 39th Medical Group physician assistant, briefs Airmen about the newly received COVID-19 vaccine during the first phase of vaccinations on Jan. 8, 2021, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. All DoD personnel will continue to wear appropriate masks, practice physical distancing, wash hands, and follow restriction of movement to protect our safety as a large portion of the population will need to be vaccinated before COVID-19 risks diminish. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Wheeler, 39th Medical Support Squadron Medical Logistics warehouse NCO in charge, carefully moves Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine doses from freezer to a refrigerator for de-thawing at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 8, 2021. The Moderna vaccine is a more temperature stable RNA type that remains stable at -20 degrees Celsius, but still needs to be thawed before it can be used. It cannot be refrozen, so Medical Logistics Airmen only thaw doses that will be used right away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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Receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyequashua Springs, 39th Medical Support Squadron Medical Logistics technician, and Staff Sgt. Briuk Heim, 39th MDSS Medical Logistics customer service NCO in charge, inspect newly delivered medical supply packages at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 7, 2021. The Department of Defense has mandated that all personnel will continue to wear appropriate masks, practice physical distancing, wash hands and follow restriction of movement orders to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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Women defenders

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tori Ann Bluhm, Anairis Ellis and Ellyson Jimenez, 39th SFS security response team members, pause together during a ‘guard mount’ where SFS defenders don equipment before going out on shift at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 12, 2021. Women comprise more than 20 percent of all Airmen serving in the U.S. Air Force, yet most clothing and gear previously issued was predominately male-body type centered or unisex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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Vice Commander helps suit-up

U.S. Air Force Col. Shelly L. Mendieta, 39th Air Base Wing vice commander, helps Airman 1st Class Desi Virginia Moorefield, 39th SFS security response team member, adjust the fit of her new Aspetto Mach V Female Body Armor System vest at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 12, 2021. Women comprise more than 20 percent of all Airmen serving in the U.S. Air Force, yet most clothing and gear previously issued was predominately male-body type centered or unisex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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Issuing out the female specific gear

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Shianne Chacon, 39th LRS journeyman, issues out the newly received Aspetto Mach V Female Body Armor System vests to women of the 39th Security Forces Squadron at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 12, 2021. The 39th LRS team hand-delivered some of the new Aspetto Mach V Female Body Armor System vests to female base defenders at the 39th Security Forces Squadron armory during a ‘guard mount’ where defenders going on duty procure equipment for the day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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Colonel Mendieta reviewing older body armor

U.S. Air Force Col. Shelly L. Mendieta, 39th Air Base Wing vice commander, talks about the shortcomings the standard issue Improved Outer Tactical Vest had for women serving in frontline roles at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 12, 2021. The Air Force is dedicated to making Airmen’s contributions feel valued and enable them to be more combat effective and ready each day. Efforts to reduce injuries, improve morale and increase effectiveness is an ongoing part of the mission to have Airmen ready to fly, fight and win. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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