New South Gate opening signifies end of Aviano 2000 Project

Fifteen years in the making, the new South Gate entrance on Area F opened up to vehicle and pedestrian traffic following a ribbon cutting ceremony here at 10 a.m. May 26 and brings to a close the Aviano 2000 Project. The project was a joint effort between the 31st Fighter Wing, Italian Air Force,

AMC commander visits Aviano

Gen. Arthur Lichte, the commander of Air Mobility Command, visited Airmen from the 724th Air Mobility Squadron here May 18-19. The visits here and to other AMC units stationed in U.S. Air Forces Europe Command were made part of General Lichte's trip to the European Theater to attend the Combat Air

Cop's Corner

On May 16, an active duty military member reported that someone damaged their laptop computer. The Airman stated several individuals knocked on their door loudly and fled the scene causing the military member to become concerned enough to relocate to the base lodging facility where they contacted

Aviano welcomes new operations group commander

Aviano members welcomed Col. Patrick Miller after he assumed command of the 31st Operations Group from Col. Thomas Gould during a change of command ceremony here May 19. Colonel Miller comes in from Camp Smith, Hawaii, where he served as the Chief of the Southeast Asia Policy Division for United

Aviano's Finest - Military Category

Unit: 31st Operations Support Squadron Rank: Technical Sergeant Time in the Military: 10 years First & Last Name: Bobby Hickman Duty Title: Air Traffic Control Watch supervisor Hometown City, State and/or Country: Evensville, Tenn. How do you support the 31st Fighter Wing mission? By separating

Handy Work

Eighty-four technical sergeants selected for promotion

Eighty-four Aviano technical sergeants received good news May 14 as they were selected for promotion to master sergeant. Air Force officials recently selected 5,604 of 22,748 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant for a selection rate of 24.64 percent. The average score for

Public health warns base populace of mosquito season dangers

As this year's mosquito season gets underway, the 31st Aerospace Medicine Squadron's public health flight offers some sound advice to help people avoid these pesky and sometimes disease-carrying insects. Starting this month, the flight will be surveying areas and setting up traps around base to help

Italian community leaders gain insight into Aviano Air Base mission

Brig. Gen. Craig Franklin, 31st Fighter Wing commander, hosted an induction ceremony for 12 Italian community leaders into the Honorary Squadron Commander Program at the La Bella Vista Club here May 8. "I'd like to thank Maurizio Salvador, president of the Honorary Squadron Commanders Association,

That's a wrap! Biggest Winners announced

Editor's note: This is the last in a series of related articles to the Aviano Biggest Winner Contest. The series took a look at how anyone with the drive and determination can lose, and win, big through the use of base programs, resources and facilities. The third annual "Biggest Winner" contest