Base veterans, Italian volunteers come together to help strays

A stray cat rests in a doghouse at a pet shelter in Cordenons, Italy on April 24, 2013. Retirees from Aviano Air Base are collaborating with Italians to provide donated pet supplies to over 20 dogs and 160 cats at the shelter. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Allie M. Delury).

Base veterans, Italian volunteers come together to help strays

An Italian volunteer cooks a batch of dog food on April 24, 2013 for roughly 20 stray dogs that live in a volunteer pet shelter in Cordenons, Italy. The shelter is run by Italians and donations from Americans in the local area. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Allie M. Delury).

Base veterans, Italian volunteers come together to help strays

An Italian volunteer pets several stray dogs on April 24, 2013 inside a pet shelter in Cordenons, Italy. Retirees from Aviano Air Base are collaborating with Italians to provide donated pet supplies to over 20 dogs and 160 cats at the shelter. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Allie M. Delury).

Base veterans, Italian volunteers come together to help strays

Two cats nuzzle one another moments before being fed by Italian volunteers on April 24, 2013 at a pet shelter in Cordenons, Italy. The shelter hosts roughly 20 dogs and 160 cats and is run by Italians in the local area with the help of donations from Americans at Aviano Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Allie M. Delury).

Base medics, Italians team up for region’s first international medical simulation

Staff Sgt. Christina Marie Smith, 31st Aerospace Medicine Squadron ambulance service technician, monitors the vital signs of a simulated infant being transported to the Pordenone Hospital from Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 14. Base and Pordenone medical personnel teamed up for the region's first international exercise to strengthen their working relationship and provide better care to patients. (Courtesy photo)

K9 Airman on recovery track after surgery

Staff Sgt. Manuel Gamboa, 31st Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer, holds Soma, 31st SFS explosives detection dog, during an examination at the base’s veterinary clinic March 29. The Aviano Air Base kennel employs attendants to ensure each dog is fed and kept clean at all times and on-call veterinary assistants in case of an emergency. Additionally, each dog handler and trainer takes their responsibilities seriously, working 12-15 hour shifts and coming in during their time off to take care of their dog. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katherine Tereyama)