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  • IUS Children learn from Sparky

    Approximately 250 Incirlik Unit School children visited "Sparky's House" to learn fire prevention here Oct. 3 through 7.Sparky the Fire Dog, the official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association, teamed up with personnel from the 39th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department to teach the

  • Alley workers remain vigilant

    A package with wires and cables protruding from it sat unattended outside a store frequented by U.S. personnel from the base across the street. Unsure of what was in the box, who left it there or why it was left behind, the store owner reported the suspicious package to the Turkish National

  • Airmen, Portuguese officials hone fuel spill response skills

    At the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Airmen here geared up and prepared for future challenges that could occur at the Lajes' coastal and ship docking area during a week-long Joint Fuel Spill Response training exercise held from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1. Due to oil slick's potential to quickly

  • Putting the spotlight on energy waste

    October not only marks drops in the temperature here in the Eifel, but also the beginning of Energy Awareness Month. As people reach for office thermostats to warm things up, the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron Energy Program Office educates the base on responsible energy use. In 1991, the Department

  • Special operations community enhances partner-nation night vision capacity

    Establishing and maintaining solid working relationships with partner nations is a key mission element in the special operations community. This sometimes takes the form of providing needed training opportunities in order to level the 'playing field' and ensure better interoperability and capability

  • SFS Airmen train to handle active shooter threats

    "Bang bang!" The shouts were heard back and forth as the two security forces Airmen shuffled quickly onto another floor of the building, looking down the sights of their M-9s. "Bang bang!" Now, the occupants of the finance building were just a little bit safer than they had been only minutes ago.