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An aerial view of the airfield at Incirlik Air Base, c. 1987 Composite Recon Track requiring two missions 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.
Multirole F-16 combat squadrons in Western Turkey. Bandırma Air Base: LTBG Balıkesir: Former 1st TAF 6th MJBC Multirole F-16 combat squadrons in Northwestern Turkey, by the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul. Çiğli Air Base: LTBL İzmir: TAF Training 2nd MJBFTCC Main advanced flying training airbase. Diyarbakır Air Base: LTCC Diyarbakır: Former ...
From the 1950s – 1970s, the 39th supported various SAC activities in Turkey, which used Incirlik intensively as a base for U-2 reconnaissance flights along the Soviet border and in the Middle East. In Ankara , the 7217th Air Base Group managed the logistical support for more than 40 units and agencies, as well as the needs of the American ...
The 39th Air Base Wing (39 ABW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Third Air Force. It is stationed at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The wing is also the host unit at Incirlik. The mission of the 39 ABW is to support and protect NATO assets and people throughout Turkey while providing a full spectrum of capabilities to the ...
During the Gulf War of 1990-91 MAJCON wings, such as the 7440th Composite Wing (Provisional) at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, and the 801st Bomb Wing (Provisional) [k] at Morón Air Base, Spain served alongside AFCON wings. The MAJCON system was in existence up until 30 April 1991, when all units became AFCON units.
The United States Logistics Group (TUSLOG), at Ankara Air Station, Turkey 39th Tactical Group, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey; 7217th Air Base Group, at Ankara Air Station; 7241st Air Base Group, at Izmir Air Station; 7022d Air Base Squadron, at Pirinçlik Air Station, Turkey; 7391st Munitions Support Squadron, at Balıkesir Air Base
The 7440th Composite Wing (Provisional) was a Major Air Command-controlled (MAJCON) temporary wing of the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), active in Turkey in 1991. The concentration of aircraft under the 7440th Wing's control made possible the opening of a "northern front" against Iraq, via Turkey, during the 1991 Gulf War .
The 7217th Air Division was established as a result of the weakness this arrangement demonstrated during the 1958 Lebanon Crisis when the US sent aircraft and troops to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey to support Marines dispatched to Lebanon.