American military forces are about to lose a special tax break. As of 2006, says US European Command, US troops stationed in Turkey no longer will be exempt from paying federal taxes. The Pentagon stations nearly 2,000 troops there, including several hundred airmen at Incirlik Air Base. EUCOM announced the bad news last week. The change comes about because Turkey, as of Dec. 31, won’t anymore be considered a front-line state in support of the war in Iraq. The Pentagon terminated that status. The tax break had been in effect since January 2003.
Alaska Command Girds for Threats
Aug. 9, 2022
Lt. Gen. David A. Krumm wears multiple hats as the commander of Alaskan Command, United States Northern Command, of 11th Air Force, and of North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Krumm, who is set to retire, has served as the senior…