Stars and Stripes:
STUTTGART, Germany — The United States wants to spend more than $30 million to upgrade military facilities in Turkey, including the strategic Incirlik Air Base and a discrete outpost used by soldiers operating quietly along NATO’s southern flank.
The U.S. Air Force is seeking about $26 million to build new dormitory for airmen at Incirlik, a key base supporting operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
The funding request, along with another $6.4 million from the Army for an undisclosed “forward operating site,” is part of the White House’s proposed 2018 budget. The earmarks for Turkey are a sign that the U.S. has no immediate intention of pivoting missions away from that country despite an authoritarian drift that has alarmed fellow NATO allies.
