Drive aims 9,600 cookies for Airmen

In the spirit of the yuletide season, the Aviano Officers and Civilian Spouses' Club is playing the role of Santa Claus' elves, churning out gifts of cookies for the 12th annual Airmen Cookie Drive Nov. 29 and 30.The drive aims to give 9,600 cookies to more than 700 Airmen living in the base

USAFE's new command chief ready for duty

Chief Master Sgt. David W. Williamson assumed the role of command chief master sergeant for U.S. Air Forces in Europe Oct. 28.Chief Williamson comes to USAFE from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, where he was the 13th Air Force command chief.As USAFE command chief, Chief Williamson represents the

31st FW gets scary, futuristic, freaky

Bystander intervention means Wingman concept

Picture this: While at a party, you notice a friend trying to force a conversation with an acquaintance who didn't want to be bothered. Your friend was saying sexually suggestive words, and was inappropriately touching the other individual in the process.What should you do?"Bystander Intervention

Airmen’s Bash offers fun-filled activities

The Aviano Air Force Sergeants Association hosts the annual Airmen's Bash Nov. 6 for senior airmen and below and their families. There will be 3-on-3 basketball and 5-on-5 volleyball tournaments from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Dragon Fitness Center. A Halo and/or Madden tournament begins 2:30 p.m,

Geothermal plant to save Aviano $35,000 per year

As Energy Awareness Month comes to a close this week, Aviano Air Base continues to look ahead anticipating savings of about $35,000 per year from energy costs with the completion of its geothermal plant at the Dragon Fitness Center. Now fully operational and the first of its kind in the U.S. Air

Transition calls for employees to 'brush up' resumes

Following the success of a seven-month pilot program using a resume-based system to fill vacant positions at 16 locations across the service, current Air Force civilian employees will now apply for vacant position using USAJOBS beginning Nov. 15.To search for Air Force vacancies, employees can visit

October celebrates energy awareness month

October celebrates National Energy Awareness Month with the theme, "A New Culture: Energy as an Operations Enabler." This year's theme follows the Air Force Energy Strategy, which was founded on the three pillars of reducing demand, increasing supply and changing culture. The recent push to reduce

31st CS sergeant, 31st MDG civilian breeze past competition

The 31st Forces Support Squadron hosted the 2010 U.S. Air Forces in Europe Cross-Country Central Region Championships Oct. 15 at Madonna Del Monte, Aviano, Italy.Donnie Gray, 31st Communications Squadron, took first place in the men's 10 km race with a time of 38:35, while Antoaneta Fitzpatrick,

Aviano welcomes 300 Airmen back home

Team Aviano welcomed back approximately 300 Airmen Oct. 4 and 6 from a four-and-a-half-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Unlike many Air Force deployments in which individuals are deployed from various bases to be part of other teams in theater, an entire aviation package