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  • Air Force officials warn: 'Spice' harmful to health, career

    A recent spate of incidents involving service members abusing the herbal mixture "spice" has prompted uniformed service leaders to stress the ramifications of using the drug and other prohibited substances, officials said here Feb 11. Marketed and sold as incense, and closely resembling potpourri,

  • 8th ASOS conducts coalition training with Slovenian TACPs

    Airmen from Aviano Air Base, Italy, partnered with members of the Slovenian army from Jan. 31 to Feb. 4 to conduct a NATO coalition combat capability training exercise at Pocek A-G Range in Postojna, Slovenia. The exercise consisted of Close Air Support training between nine 8th Air Support

  • 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

  • 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

  • 31st FW announces quarterly award recipients

    The 31st Fighter Wing named its top performers for the fourth quarter of 2010 during a luncheon at La Bella Vista Club here Jan. 25.Out of 38 nominees from across the wing and its tenant units and geographically separated units, the award recipients are:Airman of the Quarter - Airman 1st Class Shawn

  • 724th AMS scores three AMC awards

    The 724th Air Mobility Squadron recently garnered three 2010 Air Mobility Command awards.The 724th AMS received the 2010 Small Air Terminal Unit of the Year Award, Distinguished Ground Safety Award for a geographically separated unit and Chief of Safety Outstanding Achievement Award Category V.

  • 8th ASOS Airman receives Purple Heart

    An 8th Air Support Operations Squadron Airman received a Purple Heart medal during a presentation ceremony Jan. 20 at Building 948. Tech. Sgt. David Burden, 8th ASOS tactical air control party operator, accepted the medal from Col. John Shapland, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing commander.Sergeant

  • 31st FSS Airman STEPs up to technical sergeant

    A 31st Force Support Squadron Airman received one of the biggest surprises of her Air Force career during a commander's call hosted by Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, at the Personnel Alert Holding Area Jan. 10. What was supposed to be just an hour of listening to the

  • USAFE commander visits Aviano

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe's top brass visited Aviano Air Base Jan. 10 to 11 to learn firsthand about the base's mission, vision and priorities as well as to meet with its Airmen.This was Gen. Mark A. Welsh III's first official visit to a USAFE wing since his assumption of command Dec. 13 at

  • Aviano becomes first USAFE base to begin AMT

    Aviano Air Base is the first base in U.S. Air Forces in Europe to begin the new, revolutionary asset marking and tracking system being implemented at Air Force installations around the world. Once fully integrated, the new AMT system will provide 100 percent accountability for all Air Force