WebReassigned to Homestead Air Force Base, Florida after the Cuban Missile Crisis, late 1962 to provide air defense of South Florida. On 8 February 1964 the 308th Fighter Squadron flew a non-stop mission from Homestead to Cigli Air Base, Turkey. The 6,600-mile trip required eight in-flight refuelings and set a new record for the longest mass ... WebJan 31, 2007 · With U.S. Air Forces in Europe responsible for air defense in Turkey, a new base was activated Feb. 1, 1961 as a site for the SM-78 Jupiter intermediate range ballistic missile. Cigli Air Base, 15 miles north of Izmir, housed five Jupiter launch sites with three launch pads per site. The U.S. Air Force continued manning Cigli side-by-side with ...
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WebForce Base, Florida, 1 October 1962-c. 5 December 1965 (deployed at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, 13 March–30 April 1963; Itazuke Air Base, Japan, 1 May–3 July 1963; Cigli Air Base, Turkey, 9 February–5 May 1964 and 9 March–8 July 1965); Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam, c. 7 WebI was a security policeman 30 years ago while I was at Izmir/Cigli Air Force Base and TUSLOG Det. 20 (Izmir Air Station) Being young at the time, I didn't take full advantage of the history I could have learned. Most of the people I was around just wanted to go home because walking guard duty from 12 midnight to 7 in the morning wasn't fun. on this day history fun facts
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WebThe first Jupoter squadron in Turkey did not become operational until 1962. ... By April 1962 the Air Force declared its Jupiter Cigli Air Base, Turkey, operational. WebDec 19, 2014 · TUSLOG Det 114 (USAF) --- Cigli/Izmir (also 1964-1966 İncirlik/AdanaUSAF Air Police Detatchment) TUSLOG Det 115 (unknown) --- Manzaralı, also Ankara. TUSLOG Det 116 USAF Special Services -- Cigli/Izmir RE: TUSLOG DET 116 - Cigli Air Base. I was about the 51st person to sign into the base on 12/31/61. Assigned to Crash Rescue/Fire … WebMy father was in the Air Force and we lived on Chili Air Force Base in Izmir Turkey from 1966-68. We lived in the city for the first few months before we moved to the base and … on this day humanity received a grim reminder