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  • MDSS Airmen ensure success through support

    "No support, no success," is the 31st Medical Support Squadron motto, encompassing everything from processing travel vouchers to preparing prescriptions. Airmen assigned to the unit provide support to the 31st Medical Group and help keep the Airmen at Aviano mission ready.MDSS Airmen are responsible

  • Aviano bids farewell to 603rd ACS

    More than 75 service members from Aviano came together Aug. 29 for the inactivation of the 603rd Air Control Squadron.The 603rd was one of two Theater Air Control Systems operated by U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa in support of NATO ground forces. During the ceremony, Lt. Col.

  • AF tuition assistance application window delayed for FY14

    Airmen applying for tuition assistance in fiscal 2014 will see several changes in both eligibility for and administration of the program.Due to these changes, the application window for classes beginning on or after Oct. 1 will not open until Sept. 9 to allow for system updates.This program is

  • Training through discipline; Building MWDs

    Dox, a military working dog with the 31st Security Forces Squadron, is a 3-year-old German shepherd who recently arrived at Aviano from Lackland, and is currently in the process of a certification process to become a patrol and detection dog. "My job is to make sure they (MWDs) go through the

  • Game of cricket strengthens local bonds

    The 423rd Air Base Group cricket team started practicing twice a week for the past two months in preparation to square off with a local team Aug 28, after accepting the challenge from honorary commanders for the second year that anyone can learn cricket, .The team prepared for a game against the

  • Lajes Airmen prove readiness during major accident exercise

    Members of the 65th Air Base Wing and the Portuguese Air Force participated in a major accident response exercise here Aug. 23, 2013. The exercise tested the ability of Team Lajes to respond jointly in the event of an aircraft accident. In the scenario a U.S. Air Force aircraft crashed during a

  • USAFE-AFAFRICA commander talks challenges, change

    Gen. Frank Gorenc shared his enthusiasm for becoming the new U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander and spoke about challenges the command faces and how to overcome them, in an interview here Aug. 16. "I'm absolutely thrilled to be back in Europe," said Gorenc who left Ramstein in