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  • Bringing a taste of home to Iraq

    The further you travel from home the quicker you learn things are still very much the same.Army Capt. Mark Stoneman, Bravo battery commander, Task Force One, 30th Infantry Division, found this out after traveling halfway across the world to lead his battery of 100 men on regular convoys to secure a war-torn region of Iraq.The battery’s routine

  • Officer's Force Shaping Board to convene in April

    As the convening date for the Officer’s Force Shaping Board nears, manning levels of more career fields are balancing and increasing the odds for those officers hoping to make the Air Force a career.The Air Force instituted the board to address the imbalance of officers in the 2002 and 2003 year groups. Currently there is a surplus of approximately
  • INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (USAFENS) -- (Left to right) SSgt. Matt Chilcote and SSgt. Adam Mitchell inventory the tools they routinely use to perform their maintenance duties. Both are part of the 121 EARS deployed here from Rickenbacker ANGB near Columbus, Ohio.

    90th EARS Guardsmen fuel OIF, OEF missions

    While most Airmen at Incirlik are on 15-month or two-year tours, one cog in the Team Incirlik mission has new faces every thirty days.Members of the 90th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron support Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom by refueling C-17 Globemaster IIIs going in to Afghanistan and coming out of Afghanistan and Iraq. Currently, 120
  • INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (USAFENS) -- A Vinnell Brown and Root employee prepares dinner at the Sultan's Inn Dining Facility. VBR employees can be found in the 39th Services Squadron, 39th Civil Engineer Squadron and the 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron. (Photo by Master Sgt. William Gomez.)

    Taking care of Incirlik Airmen on all levels

    Imagine if the military personnel of the base were instantly doubled. So, instead of about 1,400 people assigned to Incirlik, there were now 2,500.No need to imagine such an event, it has already happened.“We take the place of active duty personnel,” said Michael Flynn, Vinnell Brown and Root program manager. “We have approximately 1,100 Turkish
  • INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (USAFENS) -- U.S Air Force Captain Cassandra Antwine, 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Fuels Management Flight Commander, goes over a reading assignment with Jeemes Nalbant (right) 11 and Allyssia Hodge, 11 both sixth graders at Incirlik Middle School. Captain Antwine, who volunteers her on/off duty time as a tutor/mentor to the students at Incirlik Middle School, is one of many service members that participate in the schools mentorship program. (Photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

    Mentors, tutors help children at Incirlik

    There is a saying “It takes a village to raise a child,” which simply means it takes all of us in a community to instill positive qualities that will help children grow up to be responsible and caring individuals.In our little “village,” the Incirlik American High School and Middle School mentoring and tutoring program provides an opportunity for

  • Ramstein Airmen train Iraqis to fly, fix C-130s

    Ramstein Airmen deployed to Iraq for five months to train Iraqis to fly and maintain C-130 aircraft; standing up the first Iraqi airlift squadron under the country’s new regime.A Ramstein pilot, navigator and enlisted maintainers deployed from August of 2005 through January to train their Iraqi counterparts to fly and maintain the Iraqi 23rd
  • INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (USAFENS) -- Airman 1st Class Alex Griffin, Air Force News Det. 7 broadcaster, organizes movies at the base library. The library is one of the many volunteer opportunities available at Incirlik. (Photo by Senior Airman Tim Beckham)

    Incirlik offers plenty of volunteer opportunities

    In 1992, a Canadian cultural group led a study on why people volunteer and found the main reasons were because volunteering provides opportunities for personal achievement, allows people to make new discoveries about themselves and others, and enables them to feel they are forming social bonds and strengthening their community.The group also found

  • USAFE announces 2005 Surface Deployment and Distribution Command award winner

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently announced the winner of the 2005 USAFE Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Award.The winner is:Master Sgt. Hyon Lee, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.

  • USAFE announces 2005 USAFE NDTA Military Unit award winner

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently announced the winner of the 2005 USAFE National Defense Transportation Association Military Unit Award.The winner is:100th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England.

  • USAFE announces 2006 AFSA Pitsenbarger award winner

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently announced the winner of the 2006 Air Force Sergeants Association Pitsenbarger Award.The winner is:Staff Sgt. Jason Marfell, 48th Fighter Wing.
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