Akıncı Air Base
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Mürted Air Base Mürted Hava Üssü |
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Turkish Air Force | ||||||||||
| Operator | 1st TuAF Command, 4th Wing | ||||||||||
| Location | Ankara, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,767 ft / 843 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°04′44″N 032°33′56″E / 40.07889°N 32.56556°ECoordinates: 40°04′44″N 032°33′56″E / 40.07889°N 32.56556°E | ||||||||||
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 Mürted AB
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Mürted Air Base (ICAO: LTAE) (Turkish: Mürted Hava Üssü, formerly Akıncı Air Base, Akıncı Hava Üssü) was an air base of the Turkish Air Force located northwest of Ankara, Turkey. During the July 2016 coup d'état attempt the air base, then known as Akıncı was used by Gulenist pro-coup soldiers, government forces bombed runway thresholds to prevent pro-coup forces from landing or taking off. Following the failed coup, Akıncı Air Base was redesignated with its former name, Mürted, and it was suggested the facility be converted to a memorial or a park.
Initially named "Mürted", Akıncı AFB hosted the 4th Air Wing (Ana Jet Üssü or AJÜ) of the Turkish Air Force's 1st Air Force Command. It was one of the military installations in Turkey allocated to the United States in 1950. It opened in 1960 with the purpose of defending Ankara.
The US Air Force 7393rd Munitions Support Squadron (7393rd MUNSS) was activated as Detachment 33 of the 7232nd Munitions Maintenance Group in Mürted on July 1, 1965. The unit was re-designated as Detachment 8 of the USAF 7250th Support Group on February 1, 1968, which was finally renamed to 7393rd MUNSS on July 1, 1972. Logistical support for the unit came from the US Logistics Group (TUSLOG), headquartered in Ankara. Later on, the munition squadron's name was changed to 739th MUNSS. The detachment 739th MUNSS was part of the nuclear weapons custodian 39th Wing's Logistics Group stationed at Incirlik AFB. On April 25, 1996, the nuclear mission at the Akıncı AFB was deactivated following the end of the Cold War (1947–1991). Today, six Weapons Storage and Security System (WS3) vaults are operational in stand-by status at the air base.
Akıncı Air Base hosted the F-16C/D jet fighters of the 141st (fighter), 142nd (bomber) and 143rd (training) squadrons.
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