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First sergeants Master Sgt. William Joyce, 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and Master Sgt. Kimberly Guler, 39th Air Base Wing wing staff agencies and 39th Comptroller Squadron, deliver cookies Dec. 10, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The Great Cookie Caper has been a tradition on Incirlik AB for more than 20 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chase Hedrick/Released) Download Full Image |
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Susan Wizda, spouse of Col. Jerome Wizda, 39th Medical Group commander, bags cookies for The Great Cookie Caper on Dec. 11, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Cookies were delivered to Airmen, soldiers and NATO forces who will be away from home and family during this holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chase Hedrick/Released) Download Full Image |
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Bagged cookies are boxed for delivery at the end of a bagging line during The Great Cookie Caper on Dec. 11, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. More than 7,300 cookies were baked, stored, bagged and delivered during this year’s cookie caper. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chase Hedrick/Released) Download Full Image |
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Santa Clause shakes the hand of a 39th Security Forces Squadron Airmen to thank him and all of the 39th SFS Airmen who were on duty during a Tops in Blue performance Dec. 14, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. During their visit at Incirlik AB, Tops in Blue donated multiple gifts to the community center from the single Airmen's fund, and gave gifts to security forces Airmen who participated in a raffle after the show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airmen 1st Class Nicole Sikorski/Released) Download Full Image |
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Tops in Blue performers hold a concert Dec. 14, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The musical group performed a variety of music including Christmas tunes to bring some holiday spirit to Airmen away from home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airmen 1st Class Nicole Sikorski/Released) Download Full Image |
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Lesa Willis, Tops in Blue musician, plays the trumpet Dec.14, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.With the current budget cuts across the Air Force, Tops in Blue has brought back alumni performers who have volunteered to share “The Gift of Music” with service members around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicole Sikorski/Released) Download Full Image |
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Smiling service members and families watch a performance by Tops in Blue Dec. 14, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The group of traveling performers consists of 28 Airmen comprised of vocalists, dancers, musicians and technicians who perform for deployed service members and coalition forces around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicole Sikorski/Released) Download Full Image |
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Tech. Sgt Naomi Keen, NCO in charge 48th Medical Group Tricare Service Center and Tops in Blue vocalist, leads a song Dec. 14, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Since 1953, Tops in Blue annually entertains more than 250,000 service members and their families in 20 countries presenting an average of 120 performances at 100 locations worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicole Sikorski/Released) Download Full Image |
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Tops in Blue performers perform a concert Dec. 14, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The traveling musical group brought "The Gift of Music" to service members and families at Incirlik AB, which consisted of a variety of music from different genres such as country, rock, pop and many others from a mix of generations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicole Sikorski) Download Full Image |
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Female Tops in Blue vocalists sing a rendition of "love on top," by Beyonce Knowles Dec. 14, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. From all across the Air Force, Airmen step out of their daily duties to bring joy through performances to service members around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicole Sikorski/Released) Download Full Image |
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Representatives from multiple Turkish media outlets gather photos and footage of a transfer of authority ceremony between the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery and the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Dec. 13, 2013, at a Turkish army base theater in Gaziantep, Turkey, after. The 5-7 ADA took over the responsibility of providing PATRIOT missile air defense capabilities as part of a multinational NATO mission to protect Turkey from Syrian ballistic missile threats. The 3-2 ADA, based at Fort Sill, Okla., spent nearly a year in Turkey after arriving at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in January 2013. The 5-7 ADA deployed from their home station at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. David Liapis) Download Full Image |
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Airman 1st Class Scott Fremming, American Forces Network - Incirlik broadcaster, films a piece for a news spot at a Turkish army base in Gaziantep, Turkey, during a light snowfall after a transfer of authority ceremony between the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery (3-2 ADA) and the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery (5-7 ADA) Dec. 13, 2013. The 5-7 ADA took over the responsibility of providing PATRIOT missile air defense capabilities as part of a multinational NATO mission to protect Turkey from Syrian ballistic missile threats. The 3-2 ADA, based at Fort Sill, Okla., spent nearly a year in Turkey after arriving at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in January 2013. The 5-7 ADA deployed from their home station at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. David Liapis) Download Full Image |
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U.S. Army soldiers bow their heads during the benediction at the conclusion of a transfer of authority ceremony between the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery and the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Dec. 13, 2013, at a Turkish army base in Gaziantep, Turkey. The 5-7 ADA took over the responsibility of providing PATRIOT missile air defense capabilities as part of a multinational NATO mission to protect Turkey from Syrian ballistic missile threats. The 3-2 ADA, based at Fort Sill, Okla., spent nearly a year in Turkey after arriving at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in January 2013. The 5-7 ADA deployed from their home station at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. David Liapis) Download Full Image |
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U.S. Army soldiers await transportation outside a Turkish army base theater in Gaziantep, Turkey, after a transfer of authority ceremony between the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery and the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Dec. 13, 2013. The 5-7 ADA took over the responsibility of providing PATRIOT missile air defense capabilities as part of a multinational NATO mission to protect Turkey from Syrian ballistic missile threats. The 3-2 ADA, based at Fort Sill, Okla., spent nearly a year in Turkey after arriving at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in January 2013. The 5-7 ADA deployed from their home station at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. David Liapis) Download Full Image |
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U.S. Army soldiers exit a theater at a Turkish army base in Gaziantep, Turkey, after a transfer of authority ceremony between the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery and the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Dec. 13, 2013. The 5-7 ADA took over the responsibility of providing PATRIOT missile air defense capabilities as part of a multinational NATO mission to protect Turkey from Syrian ballistic missile threats. The 3-2 ADA spent nearly a year in Turkey after arriving at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in January 2013. The 5-7 ADA deployed from their home station at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. David Liapis) Download Full Image |
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kerim Kodal, 48th Medical Surgical Operations Squadron diagnostic imaging technician, provides English to Turkish translation during a transfer of authority ceremony between the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery and the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Dec. 13, 2013, at a Turkish army base in Gaziantep, Turkey. Kodal is deployed to Turkey from Lakenheath Air Force Base, England, in support of NATO’s commitment to Turkey to provide PATRIOT missile air defense capabilities as part of a mission to protect Turkey from Syrian ballistic missile threats. The event was attended by soldiers and airmen from the U.S., Turkey, the Netherlands and Great Britain. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. David Liapis) Download Full Image |
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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Lisa Bartel, 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery commander, uncases the unit’s colors during a transfer of authority ceremony Dec. 13, 2013, at a Turkish army base in Gaziantep, Turkey. The 5-7 ADA took over the responsibility from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery of providing PATRIOT missile air defense capabilities as part of a multinational NATO mission to protect Turkey from Syrian ballistic missile threats. The 5-7 ADA deployed from their home station at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. David Liapis) Download Full Image |
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U.S. Army Lt. Col. John Dawber (left-center), 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery commander, prepares the unit’s colors for casing during a transfer of authority ceremony Dec. 13, 2013, at a Turkish army base in Gaziantep, Turkey. The 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery took over the responsibility of providing PATRIOT missile air defense capabilities as part of a multinational NATO mission to protect Turkey from Syrian ballistic missile threats. The 3-2 ADA, based at Fort Sill, Okla., spent nearly a year in Turkey after arriving at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in January 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. David Liapis) Download Full Image |
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Shannon Daniels, Incirlik Unit School K – 5 choir director, leads the IUS choir as they sing a holiday carol to attendees of Winter Fest Dec. 14, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Incirlik AB’s first Winter Fest welcomed the season with cups of warm chocolate, a fire pit of burning logs and Santa Paws to take pictures with Team Incirlik’s furry family members. (Courtesy photo by Kristina Liapis) Download Full Image |
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An Incirlik youth holds her hands over a fire pit for warmth during the first ever Winter Fest Dec. 14, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The first ever Winter Fest was held by the 39th Force Support Squadron and kept attendees entertained with several activity booths, music from the Incirlik Unit School choir and a play by the Youth Center. (Courtesy photo by Kristina Liapis) Download Full Image |