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  • Team Aviano celebrates Law Day

    Team Aviano celebrated Law Day May 16 with a mock trial and public viewing of law-related movies. The annual observance, organized by the American Bar Association, focused on the theme "The Legacy of John Adams: from Boston to Guantanamo." "The purpose is to have us examine and celebrate our

  • ACT nabs honors in European military's Oscars equivalent

    Some went by car, some went by bus, and others flew to Heidelberg, Germany, but all converged at the annual TOPPERS awards show April 30. This year was a banner year for the Aviano Community Theater in a fierce competition for top honors in what is the European military's equivalent to the Academy

  • 31st MDG receives second Energy Star

    The 31st Medical Group was recently awarded its second Energy Star by the Environmental Protection Agency, making the Aviano Air Base clinic the "greenest" in the Air Force.To qualify for the Energy Star, a building must earn 75 or more points on the EPA's 100-point performance scale, indicating

  • Wing leadership recognizes Aviano's Finest

    Twice a month, the 31st Fighter Wing leadership highlights military members and civilian employees for their professionalism, hard work, positive attitudes and outstanding contributions to the wing mission through the Aviano's Finest program.This week's selectees from the 31st Contracting Squadron

  • Aviano children experience deployment line

    Children from the Aviano elementary and middle schools experienced a simulated deployment line May 5 at the Personnel Alert Holding Area, here. "It's something we do so we can help the kids understand what their mom and dad go through before and during a deployment," said Master Sgt. Jamie Kitchen,

  • 31st FW Airmen participate in the Electronics Expo

    The 31st Fighter Wing participated in a three-day Electronics Expo to enhance partnerships between the men and women of Aviano Air Base and the local community April 29 to May 1 in Pordenone, Italy.Airmen assigned to the 31st Communications Squadron, 31st Security Forces Squadron, 603rd Air Control

  • Safety officials aim to combat motorcycle mishaps through education

    Since the beginning of fiscal year 2011, Aviano has had three motorcycle mishaps.Last year, three American Airmen assigned to the U.S. Air Forces in Europe lost their lives in motorcycle accidents. An average of nearly two motorcycle fatalities have occurred per year in USAFE since fiscal year