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  • Airmen celebrate Thanksgiving in the UK

    For many Americans in the U.S. celebrating Thanksgiving consists of a Thanksgiving service at their place of worship on the Thanksgiving Eve and Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day. It was no different for Americans in the UK, as Airmen from Royal Air Forces Lakenheath, Mildenhall, Feltwell and

  • Turkish, American partnership keeps Incirlik safe

    At most bases, only American forces join together to patrol the base and keep the community safe. Here at Incirlik Air Base, the 39th Security Forces Squadron has a unique way of doing things.Members of the 39th SFS and the Turkish air force (also referred to as THK) partner together to patrol the

  • New radar systems unveiled at Lakenheath

    The 48th Fighter Wing became the first unit in U.S Air Forces in Europe to receive new radar systems for air traffic control.The Digital Airport Surveillance Radar and Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System became operational Nov. 18 as part of a project by the Air Force Electronic Systems

  • Incirlik medical group earns AF Best Practice

    Air Force officials recently named a financial tracking tool created here as an Air Force Best Practice. Serdal Gurses, a budget analyst for the 39th Medical Support Squadron, created the Financial Contracts Management Tracking Tool, which was approved by the Air Force Best Practices Administration

  • Turkish air force Senior Communicator visits Incirlik

    Turkish air force Brig. Gen. Mehmet Argun visits Airmen of the 39th Communication Squadron here Nov. 12, 2010. General Argun, the Turkish air force Communications Branch commander, visited Incirlik to gain insight into the ways the 39th CS and the Turkish Communication Squadron accomplish their

  • CDC professional saves infant's life

    It was supposed to be like any other Thursday shopping at the commissary the day Lindsey Gren reacted to an emergency, saving the life of her friend's 3-week-old baby.Ms. Gren, Child Development Center education technician, was shopping with her friend, Ashley, and her friend's baby, Joseph, when

  • Spangdahlem officials create hassle-free deployment processing

    The 52nd Mission Support Group here plays an important role in supporting the 52nd Fighter Wing mission by ensuring the in and outprocessing procedures for deploying Airmen are as stress free as possible."It boils down to customer service," said Capt. Jesus Acuna-Perez, 52nd Logistics Readiness

  • Dental Clinic -- Putting smiles on "faces" at Lajes, impacting mission

    From red or swollen gums to acute tooth pain, tender or bleeding gums, the Dental team here at Lajes is ready to take on any challenge that could be harmful to Lajes members' oral health.In the same manner a virus or spam could infect a computer, a dental issue, when not treated, could affect a