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  • Solution-focused support for today's military families

    Nearly 10 years after the Department of Defense's initiative to broaden life counseling services for military members, the Military and Family Life Consultant Program continues to provide confidential support to service members and their families around the world.MFLC's are licensed clinical

  • Top chefs offer expert tips to food service Airmen

    Surrounded by a small group of Airmen at the La Dolce Vita dining facility, Carlos Sierra holds a stainless steel knife as he gently cuts a potato into quarter-inch slices.Demonstrating different cutting techniques - julienne, chiffonade, jardiniere, brunoise - is nothing new to Sierra, but for the

  • Outrunning Bulls...What Was I Thinking?

    Disclaimer: In order to perform a high-risk activity, it is recommended that Team Aviano members fill out an AF Form 4391 detailing specific hazards and safety concerns. With any activity, it is imperative to do proper research prior to the event and have a plan in place and approved through

  • Sequestration impact looms despite resumed flying operations

    Air Force leaders announced July 15 that flying training would resume at numerous units, bringing an end to the three-month halt that resulted from the budget sequestration reductions. Congress approved a $1.8 billion reprogramming request that transferred money from several programs to pay for

  • NATO alliance strengthened through Turkish cadet tour at Incirlik AB

    Turkish air force cadets from Istanbul toured Incirlik AB and interacted with U.S. Airmen across the base July 17. During their visit, the cadets met with Airmen from several different units including the 39th Medical Group, Airman Leadership School to explosive ordnance disposal and security

  • Polish air force identifies strategic need for US Av-Det

    The commander of the Polish air force visited U.S. service members here as part of an operations tour of Detachment 1, 52nd Operations Group July 17, 2013.Lt. Gen. Lech Majewski met and spoke with aviation detachment leadership and Aviano Air Base, Italy, Airmen who are the third overall aircraft

  • Joint training validates NATO peace commitment

    Poland and the United States continue their aerial training at Detachment 1, 52nd Operations Group here as they move into the operational aspect of the flying program.The training is catered to create a realistic wartime environment, and the mission planning is a collaboration between the leadership

  • Liberian soldiers employ training during medical outreach mission

    A team of Armed Forces of Liberia soldiers, U.S. service members and county health officials conducted a mobile medical outreach mission in Grand Cape Mount County recently. The mobile mission held from 1 - 4 July was a first for the AFL medics, who, until now, have been focusing their efforts on

  • Poland, US unite during two-week aerial training

    Poland continues to build its relationship with the United States as both nations' air forces integrate their capabilities in a joint theater security cooperation event July 15-26, 2013.This marks the third time U.S. aircraft have flown into Poland as part of a partnership-building initiative that