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Incirlik Air Base (Turkish: İncirlik Hava Üssü) (IATA: UAB, ICAO: LTAG) is a Turkish air base of slightly more than 3320 ac (1335 ha), [2] located in the İncirlik quarter of the city of Adana, Turkey. The base is within an urban area of 1.7 million people, [3] 10 km (6 mi) east of the city core, and 32 km (20 mi) inland from the ...
Izmir Air Station is a United States Air Force facility in İzmir, Turkey.It is located 320 km (200 mi) SSW of Istanbul, on the western coast of Turkey.. U.S. responsibilities in the İzmir area began on September 8, 1952 with the activation of Allied Land Forces South-Eastern Europe and the arrival on October 14, 1953 of the Sixth Allied Tactical Air Force at Sirinyer Garrison south of İzmir.
Pirinçlik Air Base (Turkish: Pirinçlik Hava Üssü), also known as Pirinçlik Air Station, formerly Diyarbakır Air Station, was a 41-year-old American-Turkish military base near Diyarbakir, Turkey. Notable base commanders include Col. Dale Lee Norman. It was known as NATO's frontier post for monitoring the former Soviet Union and the Middle ...
Countries with United States military bases and facilities. The U.S. military maintains hundreds of military installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases in 55 countries and territories, as of July 2024). Some American bases are also NATO-led with forces from multiple countries.
The United States is an important NATO ally with over a thousand military personnel stationed in Turkey. [33] The North Atlantic Treaty Regarding the Status of Their Forces (SOFA) signed in 1952 and 1954 also granted NATO the right to build facilities in Turkey such as the Incirlik air base. [33]
Pages in category "Military installations of the United States in Turkey" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024). [2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [3]
It was one of the military installations in Turkey allocated to the United States in 1950. [3] It opened in 1960 with the purpose of defending Ankara. [4] The US Air Force 7393rd Munitions Support Squadron (7393rd MUNSS) was activated as Detachment 33 of the 7232nd Munitions Maintenance Group in Mürted on July 1, 1965. The unit was re ...