AHS basketball members open homes, court for international competition

An Aviano High School basketball team member looks on as a point is scored by a Croatian player during a game Dec. 1 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The Aviano basketball players and their families welcomed the Croatian team into their homes as part of a cultural exchange program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katherine Tereyama)

AHS basketball members open homes, court for international competition

Elijah Smith, an Aviano High School senior, dribbles a basketball down the court during a game Dec. 1 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The Aviano basketball players and their families welcomed the Croatian team into their homes as part of a cultural exchange program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katherine Tereyama)

AHS basketball members open homes, court for international competition

Zachary Erskine, an Aviano High School senior, dribbles a basketball down the court during a game Dec. 1 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The Aviano basketball players and their families welcomed the Croatian team into their homes as part of a cultural exchange program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katherine Tereyama))

AHS basketball members open homes, court for international competition

A Croatian player scores against the Aviano High School men’s basketball team during a game Dec. 1 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The team from Rijeka, Croatia visited Aviano from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, and bonded with the AHS team while playing basketball and touring the base and area with their host families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katherine Tereyama)

Camp offers children taste of deployed life

The simulated troops and SSgt. Amanda Arndt, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron co-lead coordinator for the deployment camp, practice saluting before the closing ceremony at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Nov. 18. The 2-day mock deployment camp hosted more than 40 children that learned a multiple of teachings such as marching, facing movements, and how to stand at the position of attention. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Matthew Lotz)

Camp offers children taste of deployed life

Airman 1st Class Ashley Cooke, 31st Force Support Squadron services journeyman, hands a simulated troop her breakfast at the the La Dolce dining facility during the deployment camp at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Nov. 18. The base hosted a 2-day mock deployment camp for a group of 9 to 15-year-old kids to give them the feel of what their military family members go through during a deployment. More than 40 children participated in several different events from learning how to march to completing an obstacle course. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Matthew Lotz)