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	Incirlik Air Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The flying mission at Incirlik further diversified in 1970 when the Turkish Air Force agreed to allow U.S. Air Forces in Europe to use its air-to-ground range at 240 km northwest Konya, providing a suitable training area for squadrons deployed to Incirlik.
		The 39th Air and Space Expeditionary Wing was activated at Incirlik AB on September 15, 1997, to support and command USAF assets deployed to Incirlik supporting ONW.
		Incirlik served as a main hub of humanitarian airlift operations to Afghanistan, MC-130 special operations missions, KC-135 refueling missions and sustainment operations for deployed forces.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Incirlik_Air_Base (1379 words)

	Incirlik Air Base -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		These aircraft and supporting personnel overwhelmed the facilities at Incirlik, which also supported cargo and transport aircraft deploying an Army battalion from (A republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990) Germany to Lebanon.
		This action was in response to an arms embargo the (The legislature of the United States government) U.S. Congress imposed on Turkey for using U.S.-supplied equipment during the invasion of Cyprus.
		When the main bases in Afghanistan and (A landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet) Uzbekistan were constructed, Incirlik’s airflow supporting OEF decreased to a baseline sustainment level.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/in/incirlik_air_base.htm (1152 words)

	Incirlik Air Base
		Incirlik is located in the southeastern part of Turkey, located only a few minutes east of Adana, Turkey's fourth largest city.
		Many people stationed at Incirlik AB today were not even a glimmer in their mother’s eye in 1955.
		Incirlik was instrumental in responding to crises in the Middle East.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/incirlik.htm (1549 words)

	Active Duty
		Incirlik in Turkish literally means place of the fig or fig orchard, which is what comprised a major portion of the base until 1951.
		Conversely, Incirlik's air-to-air range, 30 miles south of the base in the northeastern Mediterranean, provided weapons training detachments (WTD) the ability to fly at supersonic speeds while practicing basic fighter maneuvers, air combat tactics, and intercept missions.
		Incirlik did lose one F-l5 during the war but it went down enroute to the target while it was still in Turkey.
	www.active-duty.com /MI_Incirlik.htm (3428 words)

	Of figs and bombs
		Incirlik is a gritty, hardy small town ten kilometres from Adana – a city of nearly two million.
		In Incirlik, news of stalemates and disagreements at the 2005 Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty meeting in New York is grave news indeed.
		Journalists who had travelled to Incirlik to cover the event were delayed as the team negotiated with the military commander to allow the launch to proceed.
	www.greenpeace.org /mediterranean/news/of-figs-and-bombs (968 words)

	The Australian: Turkey boosts US troop switch (archived) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The use of Incirlik comes as a relief to the US military as it deals with the largest movement of troops in decades.
		Incirlik is only an hour's flight from Iraq and the US military has maintained a presence there since the 1950s, making it an ideal location to support the rotations.
		In a sign of Incirlik's continued significance, the US military had recently started using the base to transport soldiers out of Iraq as part of the Iraq troop rotations, a US official speaking on condition of anonymity said today.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5744,8370482^1702,00.html (670 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Iraq Special Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey, Feb. 17—U.S. F-16 pilot Rick Mattson gave the thumbs-up sign as he taxied his fighter jet to a halt after a five-hour patrol over northern Iraq.
		The usual array of fighter jets, air tankers, surveillance planes and radar-jamming aircraft flew over northern Iraq from Incirlik today, according to base spokesmen, with the mandate of keeping Iraqi warplanes from flying above the 36th parallel and monitoring the activity of two Iraqi army corps in the region.
		Yilmaz appears also to have softened the official tone against offensive use of Incirlik by declaring that any request for U.S. warplanes to use the base would be decided by parliament.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/inatl/longterm/iraq/stories/turkey021898.htm (800 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		INCIRLIK, 1991 By Dr Wm Burner, Col, USAF (ret) - written about 1995 I have been asked to relate the story of Incirlik during the calendar year 1991.
		Incirlik is a Turkish base and we Americans are guests on it.
		Incirlik is normally a base of about 2,000 active duty, 2,500 dependents, and 500 civilians for a total permanent party of about 5,000.
	wwwsam.brooks.af.mil /af/courses/amp/cluebag/Incirlik_1991.txt (6686 words)

	USATODAY.com - Danger looms in Iraq no-fly zone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Though there is little hint at Incirlik that such a mission against Iraq is in the works, the vital role the base would need to play is not lost on anyone here.
		Turkey's Incirlik base, one of the closest to Iraq and a crucial staging ground in the Persian Gulf War of 1991, would be a linchpin of the effort.
		Incirlik is home to two AWACS surveillance aircraft, refueling tankers, dozens of U.S. fighter jets, radar-jamming planes and other aircraft, as well as 2,400 U.S. military personnel.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2002/05/21/usat-no-fly-zone.htm (1035 words)

	Encyclopedia: Incirlik Air Base (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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		A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure).
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Incirlik-Air-Base (3384 words)

	MERIP Op-Eds: US Bows to Turkey/Ian Urbina
		Throughout the war, Incirlik served as a headquarters of US operations, providing the launching pad for major troop offensives and thousands of bombing missions.
		Built in 1951 by US Army engineers as a cold war outpost, Incirlik is one of the most strategically important footholds for the United States in the Middle East.
		Incirlik is a factor on other fronts as well.
	www.merip.org /newspaper_opeds/IA-US-Bows-to-Turkey.html (1068 words)

	Türkiye Komünist Partisi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The demand for Incirlik to be closed doesn't mean the acceptance of this situation.
		On the contrary, the closing of Incirlik would be a challenge by the working class of Turkey against the treason and collaboration of capitalists and against imperialism.
		In the press declaration it was stated that the Incirlik Base was used like a state of the USA and that the maintenance of the base was endangering the region.
	www.tkp.org.tr /index.php?kat=591&yazi=2773 (2927 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Incirlik AB, Turkey’s local radio and television station and is operated by professional military broadcasters.
		AFN Incirlik constantly keeps our community updated with what`s going on where the community lives and works, as well as what`s happening in the USA and the world.
		Incirlik Radio Report: a 2-minute version of the newscast airs at 30-minutes past the hour during the "80`s and 90`s Retro Rewind" show and at various times throughout the day on 1590 AM and 107.1 cable FM.
	myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil /affiliates/detail.asp?affil_id=76 (722 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > In Iraq -- Official: Turkey allows U.S. military to use southern air base in massive Iraq troop ...
		Turkey's granting permission to use its Incirlik air base marks a sharp contrast to last year, when the country – opposed to the invasion to oust Saddam Hussein – refused to allow U.S. troops on its territory for the war against its southern neighbor.
		In a sign of Incirlik's continued significance, the U.S. military recently started using the base to transport soldiers out of Iraq and "a large number" of troops were expected to pass through the base in the coming months, the U.S. official said Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
		The 1,400 U.S. soldiers at Incirlik – half as many as before the war – have been supporting the Iraq operation with tankers to fuel aircraft in Iraq and by delivering supplies to Iraq, a U.S. military official at Incirlik air base said.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/iraq/20040111-1043-turkey-us-airbase.html (749 words)

	CorpWatch : Vinnell, Brown and Root at Turkey's Incirlik Airbase
		Incirlik -- which means place of the fig orchard -- was transformed from its fruit growing origins in 1951 when United States military engineers teamed up with the US company Metcalfe, Hamilton, and Grove to construct the current base just outside the Mediterranean city of Adana in eastern Turkey.
		Brown and Root's role at Incirlik began on October 1, 1988 when the company won its first contract to run support services at the base in collaboration with Vinnell corporation of Virginia.
		Bobbie Eugene Mozelle was killed at Incirlik while director John Gandy, a former U.S. Air Force officer, was shot to death by gunmen who boldly walked into company offices in Istanbul after overpowering several employees.
	www.corpwatch.org /article.php?id=6030 (1045 words)

	USAFE News Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, is a transit point for Airmen and Soldiers, either on their way down range or traveling back to their home station.
		“Incirlik is in a strategic location, perfect as a convenient refueling spot for missions en route to and from the ‘Stans,” said Lt. Col.
		Once here, “Incirlik’s job is to download and upload passengers, ensure 100 percent accountability and ensure aircraft are serviced, fueled and ready to continue their mission,” said Capt. Jeffrey Berlakovich, 728th AMS Aerial Port Flight commander.
	www.usafe.af.mil /news/news04/uns04219.htm (483 words)

	In Turkey, key base preps for US troops \| csmonitor.com
		"Incirlik is a very important location in that a northern front is so important, because the pressure [on Saddam Hussein] will be in Baghdad, and it will be harder for him to fight if it's coming at him from the north and south.
		Incirlik's bedding capacity was expanded during the Gulf War, but it has also served as a major staging area during peacekeeping and humanitarian missions.
		But Incirlik has so much potential for expanding its current tent city, a neat grid of comfortably sturdy heated tents, that evacuating dependents might only be optional.
	www.csmonitor.com /2003/0227/p01s02-woiq.html (1228 words)

	39th Wing [39th WG]
		Everyone at Incirlik is touched in some way by the 39th Services Squadron, whether it’s in the forms of goods and merchandise, special services or agency support.
		The 39th Communications Squadron, one of Incirlik’s largest units, is responsible for critical command and control systems on base.
		Since Incirlik housing is cabled, base residents are able to see and hear all the AFRTS stations.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/usaf/39wg.htm (1802 words)

	Asia Times
		INCIRLIK, Turkey - Every day United States Air Force F-15 Strike Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons roar aloft over the Kurdish quarter of the city of Adana, about an hour's drive inland from the Mediterranean coast of central Turkey, to patrol the skies over Northern Iraq.
		The jet pilots are catered and housed at the Incirlik military base 12 kilometers outside the city by a company named Vinnell, Brown and Root (VBR), a joint venture of two US multinationals - Vinnell of Fairfax, Virginia, and Kellogg, Brown and Root of Houston, Texas.
		VBR's role at Incirlik began on October 1, 1988 when the company won its first contract to run support services at the base as well as at two more minor military sites in Turkey: Ankara and Izmir.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Middle_East/EA28Ak03.html (740 words)

	Getting Around in Europe - A Guide to Installations and Services
		Incirlik Air Base is located twelve miles east of Adana, Turkey's fourth largest city.
		Incirlik is in the southeastern part of Turkey, only 35 miles from the Mediterranean.
		Incirlik American High and Elementary Schools, adjacent to one another, are the Department of Defense schools located on base.
	www.gettingaround.net /shtml/usafe/turkey.shtml (1821 words)

	Incirlik Air Base History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Renamed Incirlik Air Base Feb. 28, 1958, the base was the main U-2 operating location until May 1960, when Francis Gary Powers’ U-2 aircraft succumbed to a volley of Soviet surface-to-air missiles over Sverdlovsk.
		The flying mission at Incirlik further diversified in 1970 when the Turkish Air Force agreed to allow U.S. Air Forces in Europe to use its air-to-ground range at Konya, providing a suitable training area for squadrons deployed to Incirlik.
		The 39th TACG was redesignated the 39th Wing Oct. 1, 1993 and restructured as a standard Air Force objective wing.
	www.incirlik.af.mil /html/history.htm (1135 words)

	Air Force Times - News - More News
		The military recently started using Incirlik Air Base, Turkey to transport soldiers out of Iraq and “a large number” of troops were expected to pass through the base in the coming months, the U.S. official said Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
		Any future U.S. presence at Incirlik had been in doubt after Turkey, which borders Iraq to the north, opposed the war to oust Saddam Hussein last year and refused to let U.S. troops on its territory ahead of the March 20 invasion.
		The U.S. military has maintained a presence at Incirlik since the 1950s, and because the base is only an hour’s flight from Iraq, it is an ideal location to support the rotations.
	www.airforcetimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-2545862.php (687 words)

	USAFE MEDICAL SERVICE SUPPORT TO OPERATION DESERT STORM/PROVEN FORCE
		The Incirlik hospital commander was dual hatted as the AFFOR Surgeon and worked closely with the JTF's two other component surgeons.
		Concurrent with deployment of JTF PROVEN FORCE to Turkey, most dependents departed Incirlik; this effectively terminated Incirlik's dependent medical care requirements until mid-May l991 Incirlik's hospital expansion from 20 to 60 beds was accommodated with augmentation by 14 personnel in selected specialties.
		Incirlik based helicopters and-C-130 alert birds, as well as FOL based helicopters were used for A/E missions.
	www.gulflink.osd.mil /declassdocs/af/19961101/110196_aacbg_10.html (425 words)

	BBC News \| World \| Incirlik bomb plot foiled
		Incirlik is home of the Operation Northern Watch which patrols the no-fly zone from which the Iraqi air-force is excluded.
		The statement continued to say the pair had previously been involved in the murder of a guard, an arson and the wounding of a policeman in Adana.
		The bombs and grenades were found alongside plans of the Incirlik base and other document in the suspects' homes, it said.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/world/44597.stm (276 words)

	[www.thesunlink.com] - NEWS STORY
		INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey - U.S. warplanes struck 13 Iraqi air defense targets Wednesday in an intensifying campaign against Saddam Hussein's forces.
		The 50 to 60 planes flying out of Incirlik are enforcing a no-fly zone established after the Gulf War to prevent the Iraqi military from using aircraft to attack its minority Kurdish population in the north.
		Officials at Incirlik have declined to detail the results of their strikes.
	web.kitsapsun.com /news/99july/daily/0715c1a.html (823 words)

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