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DFAC Airmen serve Aviano

Airman Luis Lugo-Velez, 31st SVS food service technician, stirs sauce he prepared for meatbal sandwiches. The La Dolce Vita Dining Facility serves 600 meals a day on average. Each shift prepares for the next shift. For example, the midnight shift prepares the morning meal, so the morning shift can come in and serve the food, clean-up and cook lunch. (Photo by Senior Airman Colleen Wieman)

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DFAC Airmen serve Aviano

Staff Sgt. Troy Anderson, 120th FW food service craftsman, serves lunch to an Airman at the La Dolce Vita Dining Facility. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Dorus)

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DFAC Airmen serve Aviano

Thananon Srichompoo, 31st SVS, serves lunch at La Dolce Vita Dining Facility. The La Dolce Vita Dining Facility staff consists of 16 civilians and local nationals and 21 military members. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Dorus)

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DFAC Airmen serve Aviano

Master Sgt. Gina Tansksley, 31st Services Squadron dining facility manager, prepares box meals for people preparing to deploy and for those who can’t get meals during dining facility hours. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Dorus)

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DFAC Airmen serve Aviano

Staff Sgt. Bob Starkey, 120th Fighter Wing food service craftsman, cuts bell peppers in preparation for dinner at the La Dolce Vita Dining Facility. Sergeant Starkey is an Air National Guardsman deployed from Great Falls, Montana. Five members of the Air National Guard are working in the La Dolce Vita as part of their annual two-week duty. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Dorus)

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Operation Yellow Ribbon supports troops

Barb Yates, right, hands out snacks to members of the 31st Fighter Wing deploying for AEF 5/6 Saturday in Hangar Four. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Liliana Moreno)

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Base defender

Senior Airman Bryan Ables, 31st Security Forces Squadron security response team member, loads a 40mm practice round on an M-203 grenade launcher attached to an M-4 rifle. Fifteen security forces Airmen were combat arms trained for deployment and duty qualifications Jan. 11 at the Malnisio range. The 31st SFS trains at the Malinisio range, which is north of Aviano, every other month for different weapons qualifications.

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Serbian delegation visits Aviano

Tech. Sgt. Rusty Hayes, 31st Operations Support Squadron, helps Serbian air force Capt. Vladimir Ivkovic, with his flight gear prior to an F-16 orientation flight. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Liliana Moreno)

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Serbian delegation visits Aviano

Staff Sgt Daniel Daugherty, 510th Fighter Squadron, checks Serbian air force Capt. Nenad Milojevic’s, mask for leaks. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Liliana Moreno)

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Serbian delegation visits Aviano

Tech. Sgt. Rusty Hayes, left, 31st Operations Support Squadron, shows Serbian air force Capt. Vladimir Ivkovic parachute techniques for an F-16 orientation flight Dec. 11. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Liliana Moreno)

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Sky patrol

First Lt. Aaron Johnson, 555th Fighter Squadron, conducts a preflight inspection for an alert F-16 supporting the Riga, Latvia NATO summit Nov. 29. The ‘Triple Nickel’ was on alert during the summit. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Holzworth)

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SECAF visits Aviano

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne talks with noncommissioned officers at the La Bella Vista Club. During his visit, Secretary Wynne spoke to Airmen about the future of the Air Force and also received a base orientation. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Holzworth)

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AFSO 21 special assistant visits Aviano

Master Sgt. Ben Carson shows Dr. Ron Ritter an F-16 Fighting Falcon. Dr. Ritter is the Secretary of the Air Force’s special assistant for Air Force Smart Operations 21. He visited Aviano Nov. 29 to see firsthand what AFSO 21 improvements 31st Air Maintenance Squadron Airmen are making and how they are being implemented. Sergeant Carson is the 31st AMX inspection chief. (Photo by Staff Sgt.Matt Lichtenberg)

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Guiding those who fly

Staff Sgt. Dustin Hodde, 31st Operations Support Squadron air traffic control supervisor, communicates with pilots taking off and landing. Air traffic controllers rely on radar and visual observation to establish a safe flow of air traffic at Aviano. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Liliana Moreno)

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Guiding those who fly

Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Klein, 31st Operations Support Squadron arrival controller, monitors aircraft flying near Aviano. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Liliana Moreno)

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Guiding those who fly

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Cobb, 31st Operations Support Squadron air traffic controler, uses the air traffic simulator in the Aviano tower. The simulator is used to train air traffic controllers on specific air traffic situations unique to Aviano. The simulator can also give PCSing or deploying controllers an idea of what their next assignment will be like by using different air space scenarios. (Photo by Airman First Class Michael Dorus)

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War Fighter

Airman First Class Eduardo Cedilloz, 31st Air Craft Maintenance Squadron, conducts a preflight inspection on an F-16’s landing gear at Royal Air Force Fairford, England. The ‘Triple Nickel’ deployed to RAF Fairford to support Deployed Operations Training, which is one of the largest deployment exercises conducted by Royal Air Force. (Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jon Nicolussi)

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603rd ACS Airmen deploy for exercise to show how: Scorpions Strike

603rd Air Control Squadron ‘Scorpions’ set up a tent during an operational readiness exercise in Maniago, Oct. 17. The local training prepares the squadron for rapid response in any situation and future deployments. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Liliana Moreno)

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603rd ACS Airmen deploy for exercise to show how: Scorpions Strike

Airmen 1st Class Sean Yates, and Pamla Lawson, surveillance technicians, 603rd ACS, set tent framework. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Liliana Moreno)

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603rd ACS Airmen deploy for exercise to show how: Scorpions Strike

Master Sgt. Ricky Lucas, 603rd ACS combat readiness superintendent, explains tent building instructions. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Liliana Moreno)

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