DVIDS – Images – US Secretary of defense and Brig. Gen. Bekir Ercan Van, 10th Base commander Incirlik Air Base shake hands
The Incirlik airbase is used both by the Turkish Air Force and NATO forces, including the US Air Force. The base stores US tactical nuclear weapons and is being used by the US to launch airstrikes on the ISIS terrorist group in Syria.
DHA: #Adana‘da #İncirlikÜssü komutanı Tuğgeneral Bekir Ercan Van ile 10 asker ve bir emniyet müdürü tutuklandı. pic.twitter.com/6rQzi8bwsC
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Earlier on Saturday, movement in and out of the base in southern Turkey was blocked by local military authorities.