14 Aviano Airmen selected for senior master sergeant

Air Force officials announced today 14 Team Aviano senior non-commissioned officers were selected for promotion to senior master sergeant.Team Aviano selectees are:Farrel A. Blake, 31st Force Support SquadronJoseph S. Crossan, 31st Maintenance SquadronVernon C. Henshaw, 31st Aircraft Maintenance

Aircraft structural maintenance Airmen make sparks fly

Airmen with the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron structural maintenance are responsible for replacing hardware parts and repairing aircraft frames to ensure mission readiness. They perform fabrication, structural repairs and modifications for all aircraft stationed at Aviano.  Additionally, they 

SFS arms Aviano Airmen

Step Up, Step In: What is a line of duty determination?

During the last five years the Air Force notified the families of 232 Airmen that their son or daughter died.Although most anyone can tell you the military can be a dangerous job and being put in harm's way is often just part of the commitment, the most disturbing part about that statistic is 212 of

DASR improves mission effectiveness, Italian partnership

The 31st Operations Support Squadron recently added a new piece of radar technology to better improve the detection and display of aircraft around Aviano's airspace.Capt. Raul Cantualla, 31st OSS airfield operations flight commander, along with his fellow air traffic control team, successfully

The Airmen behind the mail box

National Children's Dental Health Month brushes through Aviano

In honor of National Children's Dental Health Month, Airmen from the 31st Dental Squadron visited schools and Child Development Centers around Aviano to educate about dental hygiene at an early age. Aviano's dentists and technicians provided oral health tips, facts about food intake and handed out

Dirt Boys improve Aviano's security

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and construction flight, also known as the "Dirt Boys," build a fence to separate the Wyvern Fitness Center from other buildings, Feb. 23, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The unit has 13 Dirt Boys responsible for several

Flying starts on the ground

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jade McGill, 31st Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, adjusts a drip pan to fix a hydraulic test stand, Feb. 25, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The AGE flight provides heaters, hydrogen, electrical and air pressure support equipment for aircraft

Blown away

Growing up in one of the most dangerous cities in America, Senior Airman Jonathan Thompson wasn't expected to live until 18 ... then a hurricane changed his life forever.Thompson was raised, surrounded by tumultuous violence, in the St. Thomas projects of New Orleans."It was a place where arguments