39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
10/7/2015 - INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- U.S. Air Forces Central Command has begun staging small detachments of aircraft and airmen at Diyarbakir Air Base in southeast Turkey to enhance Coalition capabilities to support personnel recovery operations in Syria and Iraq.
Diyarbakir Air Base is a Turkish base home to the Turkish air force's 8th Air Wing. The Republic of Turkey and the U.S. are long-time NATO Allies and the U.S. Air Force has a long history of working alongside its Turkish allies. This deployment will enable us to better assist with recovery of our Coalition partners should they need assistance in Syria or Iraq.
"We will be guests of the Government of Turkey at Diyarbakir Air Base; there are no plans for a permanent U.S. presence at this location," said Gen. Phillip Breedlove, NATO'S Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander of U.S. European Command. "This marks yet another successful cooperative effort between the Turkish and U.S. militaries."
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