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Izmir Air Station is aUnited States Air Force facility inİzmir,Turkey. It is located 320 km (200 mi) SSW ofIstanbul, on the western coast of Turkey.
U.S. responsibilities in the İzmir area began on September 8, 1952 with the activation ofAllied Land Forces South-Eastern Europe and the arrival on October 14, 1953 of theSixth Allied Tactical Air Force at Sirinyer Garrison south of İzmir. TheUnited States Navy supported these and otherAllied Forces Southern Europe organizations, while Detachment 2,7206th Air Base Squadron, supported USAF installations in the area after April 1, 1954.
TheUnited States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) assumed support responsibility for U.S. and NATO entities in the İzmir area on January 1, 1956. USAFE assumed support responsibility for all U.S. and NATO units based atÇiğli Air Base and off-base installations ofÇiğli situated throughout the İzmir 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 İzmir on April 1, 1966.
TheTurkish Air Force assumed control of Cigli AB on July 1, 1970, and Izmir AS then assumed support responsibility for U.S. and USAF units in the İzmir area, with Cigli relegated to standby base status. Following a shooting of a Turkish national border policeman in 1983, NATO was asked to coordinate all activities more closely with command.
Allied Air Command İzmir was activated at General Vecihi Akin Garrison (GVAG), Sirinyer, in 2004.[1]
Allied Air Command İzmir was succeeded byAllied Land Command, also at İzmir, from December 2012.[1]
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