2/25/2011 - Heidi Spaulding, Aviano Post Office custodian of postal effects, retrieves mail for a customer Feb. 2. Ms. Spaulding recently earned the Outstanding Civilian Assistant award at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe level for her dedicated service at the post office. Among her many accomplishments, Ms. Spaulding assisted in delivering 3.9 million pounds of mail to customers within four hours of receipt, surpassing the Department of Defense average time of delivery by 20 hours. She also conducted education tours of the post office for more than 150 Youth Center children, informing the younger generation about the postal system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katherine Windish)

2/25/2011 - Senior Master Sgt. George Flaig, Aviano Post Office postal superintendent, sorts through mail Feb. 2. Sergeant Flaig recently earned the Outstanding Postal Service Senior NCO award at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe level for his dedicated service at the post office. Sergeant Flaig is responsible for overseeing postal functions and led his team to winning the 2010 U.S. Air Forces in Europe John P. Jumper Award for Outstanding Large Postal Facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katherine Windish)