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  • 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

  • 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