Sixty-six assignments to Incirlik AB, Turkey, have been extended to 24-month tours regardless of accompanied status, states a late December release from the Air Force Personnel Center. This change applies to anyone selected for assignment to Incirlik after Jan. 1, and includes positions held by airmen first class all the way through lieutenant colonel as long as they “directly support the priority level one mission” there, said Bill Warner, AFPC’s assignment programs and procedures branch chief. Airmen in current priority level one positions will continue their 15- or 24-month assignments as originally planned, according to the release.
President Donald Trump signed legislation reopening the federal government late Nov. 12, ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The move sets the stage for tens of thousands of defense civilians to return to work and guarantees troops will be paid in a few days’ time.
