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  • Missile air defense mission changes hands in Turkey

    Soldiers and airmen from the U.S., Turkey, the Netherlands and Great Britain attended a transfer of authority ceremony between the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery and the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Dec. 13 at a Turkish army base in Gaziantep, Turkey. The 5-7 ADA took over the

  • Culture guides provide valuable insight

    In the military, if you are told to be somewhere at 4 p.m., you may arrive 15 minutes early. In different cultures, showing up early may be frowned upon. Servicemembers traveling to Africa need to understand the do's and don'ts of the many various cultures within the continent. "It's not one size

  • USO Tour entertains Team Aviano

    The United Service Organization brought celebrities from the sports, TV and music industries together to entertain and show appreciation to more than 1,200 Team Aviano members during a performance here, Dec. 11. TV and radio personalities Jep and Willie Robertson, Alison Haislip, and Thomas "Nephew

  • 86th Airlift Wing hosts COMUSAFE, command chief

    Gen. Frank Gorenc, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa commander, and USAFE-AFAFRICA Command Chief Master Sgt. James Davis visited the 86th Airlift Wing for an immersion tour to see firsthand the capabilities the wing brings to the command Dec. 2.The visit gave Gorenc and Davis a

  • Volunteers bring holiday spirit to Aviano Airmen

    On December 9, 2013, volunteers from the Aviano community gathered at the La Bella Vista club to collect, bake and sort cookies to be distributed to the dorm- dwelling Airmen of Aviano as part of the annual base cookie drive. During this project, members of Aviano Officers and Civilians Spouses'

  • 352nd SOSS pulls two-game win to secure championship victory

    In a hard-fought, two-game victory over the 100th Communications Squadron intramural football team, the 352nd Special Operations Support Squadron intramural football team, the Black Knights, achieved the status of champions Dec. 6, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. To assert themselves as the final

  • CJCS visits Aviano, stresses resiliency to overseas service members

    Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauded service members on their selfless service and encouraged resiliency throughout the forces during a day-long visit Dec. 11 here.The highest ranking military officer in the U.S. Armed Forces, accompanied by Marine Sgt. Maj.

  • Footwork builds partnership

    Turkish Telecom employee: Can you pass me the wire cutters? 39th Communications Squadron Airman: Sure, here you go. How was your evening yesterday?TT net employee: It was fine. Me and my family relaxed and had dinner and I tucked the kids into bed. How was yours?39th CS Airman: Mine was fine as

  • AF announces additional force management programs to reduce force size

    Air Force leaders announced force management programs Dec. 11 designed to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.Fiscal 2014 force management initiatives are in addition to the announcement made in July, stating the Air Force will implement