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  • A small team looks forward with big goals

    BALL OUT!A ball spirals into play and rugby players thunder down the field.Cold breaths linger in the air and hands feel numb as the new rugby team practices in the early sunset."I wanted to start a rugby team here at Aviano after falling in love with the sport in Korea," said Staff Sgt. Lee

  • 48th CONS goes local, works smarter

    Working with the local community is vital in accomplishing the mission of the 48th Fighter Wing.Case in point, the 48th Contracting Squadron saved $150,000 with just one transaction by contracting a local vendor."Our efforts to source contracts locally significantly improve our relationship with the

  • Aviano Airman sheds pounds to join AF

    The path to creating a healthier you can often be a long one, full of potholes, roadblocks and detours.For one 731st Munitions Squadron munitions support crew member, his grueling, uphill journey eventually led him enlisting in the U.S. Air Force.U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Llewellyn, 29,

  • Maintainers clean before painting, inspecting

    "Clean before applying paint" is a direction many people have disregarded during a home improvement project, but they are words that are well-heeded by the members of the 86th Maintenance Squadron isochronal (ISO) inspection section.Proper washing and painting can be crucial in maintaining the

  • Commentary: How I learned to stop worrying and love the new ...

    Finally, at long last, the moment had arrived.After years of speculation, months of rumors, and more recent -- yet still relatively vague -- press releases, all would soon be revealed.Staring at the screen, I was ready to be thrust into the next chapter of an epic saga dating back to my own

  • 2015: A year of firsts for USAFE-AFAFRICA

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa has had a busy year.It started in 2014 with issues like the Ebola outbreak, the Russian invasion of Crimea, and the beginning of anti-ISIL operations. The tempo hasn't slowed down since."At the beginning of 2014 our biggest concern was the drawdown in

  • Seven miles

    The tinny, melodic pings of my phone's alarm pulled me from a half-remembered dream and into the darkened reality that was 5 a.m.For a moment I debated pressing the "dismiss" button and curling back into my blanket - letting the "man-cold," which I'm certain was a combination of Pneumonia, Influenza