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  • Aviano's Finest - Military Category

    Unit: 31st Operations Support Squadron Rank: Technical Sergeant Time in the Military: 10 years First & Last Name: Bobby Hickman Duty Title: Air Traffic Control Watch supervisor Hometown City, State and/or Country: Evensville, Tenn. How do you support the 31st Fighter Wing mission? By separating

  • Eighty-four technical sergeants selected for promotion

    Eighty-four Aviano technical sergeants received good news May 14 as they were selected for promotion to master sergeant. Air Force officials recently selected 5,604 of 22,748 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant for a selection rate of 24.64 percent. The average score for

  • Public health warns base populace of mosquito season dangers

    As this year's mosquito season gets underway, the 31st Aerospace Medicine Squadron's public health flight offers some sound advice to help people avoid these pesky and sometimes disease-carrying insects. Starting this month, the flight will be surveying areas and setting up traps around base to help

  • Italian community leaders gain insight into Aviano Air Base mission

    Brig. Gen. Craig Franklin, 31st Fighter Wing commander, hosted an induction ceremony for 12 Italian community leaders into the Honorary Squadron Commander Program at the La Bella Vista Club here May 8. "I'd like to thank Maurizio Salvador, president of the Honorary Squadron Commanders Association,

  • That's a wrap! Biggest Winners announced

    Editor's note: This is the last in a series of related articles to the Aviano Biggest Winner Contest. The series took a look at how anyone with the drive and determination can lose, and win, big through the use of base programs, resources and facilities. The third annual "Biggest Winner" contest

  • Volunteers net more than $401K in service to base

    Hundreds of base volunteers gathered under the Area D pavilion May 7 as they received some well deserved recognition for their selfless dedication to the Aviano community. These men and women were just some of the more than 2,460 volunteers on base, being honored at the annual Volunteer Recognition

  • Aviano F-16 reaches major aerial milestone

    An Aviano F-16 Fighting Falcon reached a major aerial milestone May 5 surpassing the 7,000 hours of flight mark. At 20 years old, aircraft tail number 2057, is the first F-16C to reach this milestone in the Aviano fleet . "The F-16 was never originally designed to fly to this milestone," said Lt.

  • Aviano JROTC cadets awarded $1 million in scholarships, USAFA appointments

    Seven Aviano High School Junior ROTC cadets received ROTC scholarships and Air Force Academy appointments valued at more than $1 million. Cadets Anthony Sullivan and Daniel Slade were each awarded Type-1, four-year Air Force ROTC scholarships that pay full tuition, plus book and lab fees worth

  • Aviano celebrates Month of the Military Spouse

    The Aviano community joins the Department of Defense as it pays a special tribute to an integral part of the military family this month - the military spouse. Several base agencies will host a variety of events and classes throughout May, tailored specifically to military spouses as well as a