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  • Airmen graduate from Aviano ALS, earn awards

    Thirty-eight senior airmen graduated from the Aviano Airman Leadership School Class 11-C during a ceremony at La Bella Vista Club here Feb. 8.These Airmen underwent 192 hours of classroom instruction in areas, including Military Professional, Combat Leader, Supervisory Communicator and Supervisor of

  • Aviano Post Office wins USAFE award

    The Aviano Post Office recently earned the 2010 U.S. Air Forces in Europe John P. Jumper Award for Outstanding Large Postal Facility. "We had challenges that no other USAFE post office had," said Senior Master Sgt. George Flaig, Aviano Post Office postal superintendent. "Our unit worked hard as a

  • 31st MXG receives new commander

    The 31st Maintenance Group welcomed its new commander during a change of command ceremony Feb. 3 at Hangar 2 here.Col. Fredrick Plaumann replaced Col. Dennis Shumaker as the group commander. Brig. Gen. C.Q. Brown Jr., 31st Fighter Wing commander, presided over the ceremony.Colonel Plaumann comes to

  • Cops Corner: 31st SFS respond to fraud, robbery

    Jan. 16: A military member reported fraud. The member was contacted directly by the bank's security office in regards to suspicious charges on the account and confirmed the charges were not authorized. One charge was for $1,000 at a media website, and the other for $500 at a United Kingdom-based

  • Air Force officials announce FY11 additional force management measures

    Air Force leaders announced involuntary force management programs Feb. 2 to reduce personnel as a supplement to the voluntary programs announced in December. These measures are part of the Air Force's multi-year Force Management Program aimed at shaping and sizing the force. With more Airmen

  • Aviano members to receive new CSA government travel card

    Beginning this month, many Aviano Airmen and government civilians will receive a special letter in the mail containing a new shiny blue Visa card with their name on it. This marks the official rollout of the new controlled spend account government travel card. Currently, approximately 600 Aviano

  • AADD saves lives

    Airmen Against Drunk Driving is a program designed to keep Airmen off the roads and provide safe transportation when their "designated driver" plan falls through. AADD members and volunteers are dedicated to saving lives and careers, and they do just that.Since March 2010, Aviano Airmen Against

  • Aviano students work to build robot

    The Aviano High School robotics team recently competed in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology robot challenge.The FIRST Challenge consisted of several tasks that tested the team's engineering skills and the robot's maneuverability. The team won three out of five matches and

  • Dormitory maintenance teams improve quality of life

    The 31st Civil Engineer Squadron recently implemented a new concept that will greatly improve the quality of life of dorm residents.The newly formed Dormitory Maintenance Teams allow dorm residents to take their maintenance issues straight to the team to be resolved, significantly shortening the