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  • Celebrity chefs showcase skills

    Chefs Sikey, Stretch and Gorilla Rich, three "Messlords" members, prepared a Mexican-themed lunch for Aviano Wyverns, March 25, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The Messlords tour around the globe preparing food for Service members and sharing their recipes. The event was free and available to the

  • Joint training strengthens partnerships

    The 31st Security Forces Squadron K-9 unit hosted local Italian K-9 units and other task forces for an international joint training event, March 21, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy.The event was designed to enhance joint tactics and strengthen relationships within the local area."The event was first

  • Aviano celebrates American Red Cross Month

    The Aviano American Red Cross hosted their second annual Red Cross Carnival in recognition of American Red Cross Month, March 19, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The carnival featured fire safety, disaster planning, and other emergency preparedness booths. The event also hosted games, a photo

  • 3 AF, 17 AEF leaders visit Aviano, host all call

    Lt. Gen. Timothy Ray, 3rd Air Force and 17th Air Expeditionary Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kaleth Wright, 3rd AF and 17th EAF command chief, visited Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 21, 2016.In his first visit to Aviano, Ray toured the base, met with Airmen and hosted an all call to

  • Aviano observes National Prayer Breakfast

    The 31st Fighter Wing chapel hosted the base's annual National Prayer Breakfast, March 21, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The National Prayer Breakfast has taken place in Washington D.C. since 1953. The President, national leaders and international guests come together in fellowship to discuss a

  • Aviano kicks-off AFAF campaign

    Team Aviano members attended the Air Force Assistance Fund kick-off breakfast, March 18, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The AFAF campaign continues until April 29, 2016, and aims to collect $75,000 in donations. The assistance fund was established to help Airmen and their families in need of

  • Protecting children from harmful chemicals

    National Poison Prevention Week is March 20 - 26, 2016. According to the National Poison Prevention Week council, the majority of non-fatal poison incidents are children younger than six years old. Team Aviano members are reminded to safely store cleaning and medical supplies and to educate

  • Logistical tour leaves Airmen hungry for more

    What do Air Force logistics officers, an Italian family-run business and endless mozzarella cheese have in common?Pizza.The Air Force is constantly faced with ever-changing obstacles that require outside-the-box, or rather, outside-the-crust thinking. To help get in that mindset, 31st Logistics

  • Experts nourish Aviano with nutrition knowledge

    In a culture consumed by calorie counting, the 31st Medical Support Squadron nutritional medicine clinic staff stands as a bastion of best practices concerning nutritional health."Proper nutrition is a mystery for a lot of people," said Staff Sgt. Negelly Del Orbe-Burgos, 31st MDSS nutritional

  • Wyverns assist in Aviano cleanup

    Seventy Aviano Airmen and their families stepped up this weekend alongside 130 Italian volunteers from the local community to collect nearly 1,500 kilograms - more than 3,300 pounds - of trash on the first of three annual community cleanup days.For more than 10 consecutive years, the 31st Fighter