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  • Aviano Airmen define resilience

    Nine Aviano Airmen shared their stories of resiliency during Aviano's 'Storytellers' event, Dec. 6 at the La Bella Vista Club.Demonstrating great resilience in the face of abuse, death, motorcycle accidents and life-altering events, the Airmen spoke in front of a full audience in hope that other

  • LANDCOM commander visits the 'Lik

    U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Frederick "Ben" Hodges, commander of NATO's Allied Land Command, visited Incirlik AB Dec 9. Hodges toured the 39th Air Base Wing to learn what capabilities exist on base, and the part Incirlik AB plays in the NATO mission.Along with having breakfast with Airmen from around the

  • Commentary: Imagine hope

    My name is not José.Steve asked me not to use our real names if I write down what I recently learned about the events of 2002. He's not 'Steve,' either. Steve agreed to share his part, and I will tell you mine - our two sides of one story.What follows is our recollections of then and now.José: Steve

  • Strengthening camaraderie through competition

    The Aviano Women's Basketball Team took to the court Tuesday night as they kicked off their season in a match against the 31st Security Forces Squadron. With only a two-point loss against the 31st SFS men's over-30 team, this year's female team hopes to keep the spirit of women's basketball alive.

  • Harlem Globetrotters electrify Saber Nation with 91-78 victory

    Their team has dazzled millions of spectators in scores of countries for more than eight decades; their honorary ranks include league legends, gold medal athletes, statesmen and a pope; and they've even saved the day on TV alongside the crews of The Mystery Machine and S.S. Minnow. But for one game,

  • Short winter days bring SAD season for some

    The change in weather and sunlight has brought something slightly more oppressive than a slight case of the blues for some Airmen this year. A condition known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, affects mood changes on a seasonal basis and for most, it begins in the winter months and ends in

  • Ukrainian Verification Agency inspects Spangdahlem

    A group of Ukrainian inspectors visited Spangdahlem Air Base Dec. 5, 2013, in order to determine compliance with the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe treaty. While here, the Ukrainians had the option to look at various authorized facilities across the base to verify that the base did not exceed

  • Maintainers adapt to situation in Israel

    Maintainers from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, used innovation and flexibility to ensure mission success during the first-ever Israeli Blue Flag exercise. Blue Flag, which took place Nov. 24-28, was a multinational aerial warfare training exercise hosted by the Israeli air force and included

  • Introducing "Troops on Trash"

    Airmen participated in the first "Troops on Trash" event Nov. 30, walking from Aviano Air Base's North Gate to South Gate, approximately three miles, collecting trash and separating glass, paper, aluminum and cardboard into separate trash bags. Team Aviano adopted the "Troops on Trash" initiative to