News

  • Mighty Black Panthers make history

    970 combat sorties and approximately 6,500 total flying hours would be a significant milestone for some fighter squadrons. However, RAF Lakenheath's the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, accomplished some significant feats and firsts during its deployment to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. An

  • Scorpions strike downrange

    After more than eight months of training, 86 "Scorpion" members of the 603rd Air Control Squadron deployed Jan. 9 to Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan. The deployed group, comprised of various career fields in addition to radar controllers, with everything from civil engineering to vehicle maintenance

  • Working behind the scenes

    Chaplains assigned to the 39th Air Base Wing work countless hours day-in and day-out to ensure all members of Team Incirlik have access to resources to strengthen their spiritual fitness, regardless of religious affiliation. Working behind the scenes are a group of dedicated Airmen whose efforts

  • Base theater re-opens after renovations

    All you movie buff's who miss seeing new movies on base need not worry anymore as the new and improved base theatre is scheduled to re-open, Jan 27. The base theatre closed in November for renovations to improve the movie going experience for Incirlik members. "The base theater is utilized by the

  • 'Lik' preps for UCI home stretch

    'With less than 100 days until the Unit Compliance Inspection, Team Incirlik is entering the home stretch in preparation for the assessment. The UCI team will scrutinize every aspect of an organization's operations and thorough preparation will help ensure unit success. "Units should focus on

  • 728th cuts ribbon on cargo yard

    Today, Team Incirlik members gathered together at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the 728th Air Mobility Squadron's new cargo yard, which will be used to provide more maneuvering space, as well as, doubling existing pallet yard capacity. Not only does the new cargo yard provide more space, 158,000

  • SFS shines at night

    For many 39th Security Forces Squadron members 9 to 5 workdays does not apply. Their day begins around 5:30 p.m. and doesn't end until 7 a.m. the next morning. They are the members working the night shift here and though there is a slight downside to working nights, many of the members wouldn't have

  • CASF nears 40,000-patient milestone

    The 435th Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility is poised to receive its 40,000th patient since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The number is a milestone for the CASF, which is part of a medical pipeline unknown to any other previous American conflict: one that moves an injured

  • USAFE celebrates 65 years of airpower

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe celebrates its 65th anniversary. The oldest, continuously active Air Force major command began Jan. 19, 1942, when the War Department established Headquarters Eighth Air Force. USAFE continues its forward presence in Europe and Africa - from delivering bombs in World War II