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  • Aviano's medical home ranks supreme

    The 31st Medical Group's family practice teams were ranked the number one patient-centered medical home in the Air Force for fiscal year 2013's third quarter.What may seem as a small quarterly accomplishment comes with great pride for the medical group only a few short years after the Air Force

  • Dental squadron gives veterans reason to smile

    Just days after Veteran's Day, active-duty service members provided dental care for Aviano's veterans for Retiree Appreciation Day, Nov.15.More than 50 veterans living in Italy were scheduled to use the free services offered by the 31st Dental Squadron. The annual event helped save veterans more

  • Heavy Airlift Wing C-17s reach 12,000 flight hours

    About 6 1/2 months after reaching the significant milestone of 10,000 flight hours, the Strategic Airlift Capability Heavy Airlift Wing fleet of three C-17 Globemaster III long range cargo jets has exceeded a total flying time of 12,000 flight hours.The 12,000 flight hour mark was passed by a HAW

  • World War II veteran makes final journey

    For many members of the military, there is that one base or one assignment you really enjoy or will remember for the rest of your life -- for retired Tech. Sgt. Emil Dihlmann, that place was in the Royal Air Force Alconbury. Dihlmann enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps when he was 25 years old and

  • Honoring those who gave their lives

    On the site liberated by the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division Sept. 11, 1944, more than 40 U.S. service members paid tribute to their sacrifice as part of a Veterans Day service at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial Nov. 11. U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 52nd Fighter Wing in

  • Mission Spotlight Armament: Arming Aviano's mission

    A day-to-day operation for the 31st Munitions Squadron's armament section includes one of the final step in preparing the F-16 Fighting Falcon for the 31st Fighter Wing's flying mission.The armament Airmen are responsible for loading all weapons onto the aircraft, performing function checks and