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  • Aviano Air Base Hospital receives EPA's ENERGY STAR rating

    The Aviano Air Base Hospital recently received the Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR rating, the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection. The base hospital is the first U.S. facility overseas to receive this distinction, and joins 96 other hospitals in

  • Become a friend of Aviano Air Base

    Aviano Airmen, employees and family members can now follow what is happening on base by joining the Aviano Air Base fan page on Facebook."The families of Aviano AB are spread out across the local communities in the surrounding area which makes quick and effective communication difficult at times,"

  • Aviano housing personnel engineer Air Force-level victory

    Two civil engineers received some good news recently when they were told of their selection for Air Force-level awards. Lani Waikiki, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron asset management flight chief, earned the Air Force Professional Housing Management Association Military Service Category Award and Staff

  • Holiday video greetings now available online

    Members of the Joint Hometown News Service in San Antonio recently posted more than 8,000 holiday greetings on its Web site.Airmen, Soldiers, civilian employees and family members who recorded a holiday video greeting in front of the Aviano Air Base commissary Oct. 9 and 10 can now view and download

  • Postal experts share important holiday tips

    With the holiday season now underway, the Aviano Air Base Post Office is facing its busiest time of the year.The holiday months equal several hundred thousand pounds of mail resulting from thousands of online orders and care packages being processed in and out by the 31st Communications Squadron

  • Nominees sought for Air Force Sergeants Association Pitsenbarger Award

    The Air Force Sergeants Association are seeking nominations for the 2010 Pitsenbarger Award. The annual AFSA Pitsenbarger Award recognizes an Air Force enlisted servicemember who has performed a heroic act, on or off duty, that result in saving a life or preventing serious injury to another person

  • Delay in new fitness standards no time to fatten up

    On Nov. 19, Airmen of all ranks took a big sigh of relief as Air Force senior leaders gave them NASCAR's version of the "lucky dog".For non-NASCAR fans, a driver is said to be in the "lucky dog" position during a NASCAR race when they are the first driver on the track one lap behind the leader.Why