• 352nd MXS maintainers Lean forward to keep MC-130 fleet in top shape

    Airmen in the 352nd Maintenance Squadron are inspecting and returning aircraft to the war fighter 20 days faster than they were last summer. Thanks to the 'Lean Flow' management program that was implemented about nine months ago, the average time operators take to complete an isochronal inspection

  • 352nd MXS crew chief competes in mountain-X challenges

    Hearts pound in the riders' chests and all eyes are on the starting lights as they flash first red, then yellow then green. The gate hisses as it raises into the starting position, to the sound of, "Riders ready ... watch the gate." Beep ... beep ... beeeeep! Crashing down, the gate drops sharply

  • EOD staff sergeant receives Bronze Star

    A 31st Civil Engineer Squadron member was awarded a Bronze Star for his actions while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt. Howie Loughran, Explosive Ordnance Disposal team leader, was presented the medal in December. "Our squadron commander presented the medal to me, and our

  • The 2007 General Eugene L. Eubank Evaluation

    The 39th Services Squadron, commanded by Lt. Col. Dale Bruner, is focusing in on winning its third Gen. Eugene L. Eubank Award in the past five years. This award recognizes the best small services squadron in the Air Force. The significance of this award is that it recognizes team effort and doesn't

  • NPO excels with dinner

    More than 240 Team Incirlik members attended the National Prayer Observance dinner held Jan. 26 at the chapel which featured the Air Force chief of chaplains, Maj. Gen. Charles Baldwin. The observance which is traditionally held as a breakfast, was changed to a dinner to better accommodate the Team

  • RSDs: A thing of the past, present

    In the late 1950s, political and religious turmoil caused tension in the Middle East in the late 1950s that was spawned by the Lebanon Crisis (click here for the rest of the 1956-1960 Incirlik history article). American military presence slowly diminished with the end of the Lebanon crisis and for

  • Team Incirlik floods to theater by the 100s

    The Oasis Movie Theater had been closed for more than three months, but when the doors opened Jan. 27 the line to see "Happy Feet," which began at 5 p.m., could be seen as early as 4:20 p.m. More than 450 Team Incirlik members came out to see the three movies offered throughout the weekend. "The

  • 2007 USAFE Idol Talent Contest dates announced

    Dates, locations and prize packages for the 2007 USAFE Idol Talent Contest have been announced by U.S. Air Forces in Europe Services. The talent will amaze you at the base-level competitions, taking place between 24 Feb- 31 Mar 07 at the following locations: 24 Feb - Lajes Field, Azores 2 Mar -