New housing site helps users find place to call 'home'

A new Department of Defense housing website, www.HOMES.mil, is now available and serves as a replacement for the Automated Housing Referral Network.  The website launched in December and assists DOD personnel with finding and listing rental properties near their military installation during a

Mission Spotlight: orchestrating the airfield

These Airmen, along with their Italian counterparts, start their day after climbing 144 steps to the "best view in the house."They are the 31st Operations Support Squadron air traffic controllers. They are responsible for all movements on the airfield, coordinating Aviano's airspace and ensuring

Maintaining the fleet

The 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance flight is responsible for repairing, inspecting and maintaining vehicles essential to the wing's mission. The Airmen are trained to ensure more than 800 vehicles such as Humvees, fire trucks and k-loaders are safe and serviceable.View the

Power lifting through faith, strength

(This feature is part of the "RUFit" program on USAFE.mil. These stories focus on how Airmen view and maintain fitness in mental, physical, social and spiritual pillars. The Air Force aims to sustain a fit, resilient and ready force through cross-educational efforts and programs.)"I can do all

Ljubljana: ‘Home away from home’

In just over a year's time at Aviano, my trip to Ljubljana, Slovenia, marks the 15th city I've visited across four countries, and Ljubljana takes the cake. The city is the smallest one I've visited in both size and population and is just a two hours' drive from Aviano, Italy.Nearly all the city's

Quarterly load competition keeps Airmen ready

2014 Aviano Year in Photos

This 2014 Year in Photos features Team Aviano taking care of the mission.For the complete slideshow click here.

Tips and tricks for the holidays

Following high school graduation, I made the decision to attend college far from home. With all the holidays throughout the year, I was not concerned about spending time away from my family, because I always knew home was just a plane ticket away. After college, I decided to join the Air Force.

Mission Spotlight: Diagnosing Airmen from the inside out

One department here gets to see Aviano's Airmen from a different perspective than most others; they get to see what Airmen are made of - from the inside out.The 31st Surgical Operations Squadron Radiology Department is made up of eight enlisted diagnostic technicians and one doctor who use imaging

USAFE Airmen further US mission to combat Ebola outbreak

Two U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airmen returned to Aviano Air Base, Italy, virus-free, Dec. 14, 2014, after supporting the first team to combat the outbreak of Ebola in Liberia.Master Sgt. Laura Brown and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Estes, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron, deployed to the country for 60 days.