In accordance with the wishes of the Turkish Government, US military units and components in Turkey were given "cover" designations as TUSLOG detachments.

[1] In 1963 the Secretary of the Air Force visited Turkey and concluded that the separate NATO-CENTO-European Command-USAFE command structure was too cumbersome.

As a result was that in July 1964, TUSLOG took over full responsibility for several functions previously shared with the Joint U.S. Military Mission for Aid to Turkey and other organizations.

[1] The 7217th provided facilities and training for rotational tactical fighter squadrons, maintenance for aircraft assigned to Military Aid and Assistance Groups in the Middle East, and logistical support for occasional unscheduled operations.

It had support responsibilities not only in Turkey, but also in Greece, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, India, Ethiopia, Lebanon and Israel.

In 1966, Senate majority leader Mike Mansfield began a campaign to unilaterally reduce US troop levels in Europe.

Although a change in administrations occurred in the same year, this program conformed to the Nixon policy of lowering the profile of American forces abroad.

[5] Separate munitions support squadrons survived TUSLOG until USAFE announced the closure of weapons sites except at Incirlik Air Base in April 1995.