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  • Italian mayors tour Aviano

    Italian mayors from the local community visited Aviano during Mayor’s Day, Nov. 10, 2016. The tour was hosted to introduce local community leaders to the 31st Fighter Wing mission. During the tour, the mayors witnessed a weapons loading demonstration, which allowed 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

  • Exercise Tonnerre Lightning exhibits trust, teamwork and training

    Around-the-clock, whether for combat operations or humanitarian aid, U.S. Air Force Airmen are ready to respond anywhere. Until they get that call, however, Airmen hone their skills through exercises and realistic training.Exercise Tonnerre Lightning provided just that. The U.S. Air Force worked

  • Retiree recreates Rembrandts

    Entering the home of retired Tech. Sgt. Robert Zacharias, a former weather forecaster, inspires both wonder and confusion. In his living room, traditional couches and a television sit beneath a collection of famous paintings, most notably Rembrandt van Rijn’s portrait “Jan Six” and painting

  • Team Aviano supports Breast Cancer Awareness Walk

    Volunteers from Team Aviano and the Heavy Airlift Wing participate in an annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk at Papa Air Base, Hungary on Oct 28, 2016. More than 145 attendees from 12 countries participated in the event to support breast cancer awareness. (Courtesy photo)

  • 31 AMDS test for high-quality H2O

    The 31st Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering section conducts routine water safety tests to ensure the base water is safe to consume at Aviano Air Base, Italy.

  • Chess, cherries draw visitors to Marostica

    Nestled in the foothills of the Asiago Mountain Group, just an hour-and-a-half drive from Aviano Air Base lies Marostica, Italy. This easily overlooked travel destination hosts a bi-annual living chess event, but that’s not all you should expect to find there.  In the absence of the chess event, the

  • JROTC cadets memorialize sacrifice through hike

    The Aviano High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps unit conducted their second annual Bataan Death March remembrance hike to memorialize the historical event, Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, 2016.

  • 606 ACS joins Team Aviano family

    The 606th Air Control Squadron officially joined the Team Aviano family during an activation ceremony at Aviano Air Base, Italy on Nov. 1, 2016.