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Izmir Air Station is a United States Air Force

United States Air Force

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facility in Izmir

Izmir

Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...

, Turkey

Turkey

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. It is located 320 km (198.8 mi) SSW of Istanbul

Istanbul

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, on the western coast of Turkey.

U.S. responsibilities in the Izmir area began on September 8, 1952 with the activation of Allied Land Forces Southeast Europe and the arrival on October 14, 1953 of the Sixth Allied Tac AF at Sirinyer Garrison south of Izmir. The United States Navy

United States Navy

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supported these and other Allied Forces Southern Europe organizations, while Det 2, 7206th Air Base Squadron, supported USAF installations in the area after April 1, 1954.

The United States Air Forces in Europe

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(USAFE) assumed support responsibility for U.S. and NATO entities in the Izmir area on January 1, 1956 and assumed support responsibility for all U.S. and NATO units based at Çiğli Air Base

Çiğli Air Base

Çiğli Air Base is a military airport near Çiğli, a metropolitan district of the city of İzmir in İzmir Province, Turkey.It served as İzmir's airport until the opening of the Adnan Menderes Airport, situated south of the metropolitan area.- Facilities :...

and off-base installations of Çiğli

Çigli

Çiğli is a metropolitan district of the city of İzmir in İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area covers the northern end of the boundaries of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. Çiğli district area neighbors that of Karşıyaka, another metropolitan district, to the south and the west, and that of İzmir's...

situated throughout the Izmir area on July 6, 1962.

Improvements to Çiğli AB consisted of concrete roofs of jet fuel tanks repaired and new water lines, fire hydrants and electric power lines installed during 1962, and a reinforced concrete pad for wing-tank loading built at the north hangar and air conditioning installed in dependent quarters during 1963. Cigli AB gained control of all support activities in and around Izmir on April 1, 1966.

The Turkish Air Force

Turkish Air Force

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assumed control of Cigli AB on July 1, 1970, and Izmir AS then assumed support responsibility for U.S. and USAF units in the Izmir area, with Cigli relegated to standby base status.

Allied Air Component Command İzmir was activated at General Vecihi Akin Garrison (GVAG), Sirinyer, in 2004.

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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/izmir.htm
Allied Air Component Command Izmir

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