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  • Team Incirlik reflects on 9/11

    Airmen gathered at the 39th Air Base Wing headquarters building for a 9/11 Retreat Ceremony Sept. 11. The ceremony honored the lives lost 12 years ago during the terrorist attacks.  Airmen from the 39th Security Forces Squadron were chosen to lower the flag to represent the first responders that

  • Lajes Airmen complete UEI, earn "highly effective" rating

    Airmen of the 65th Air Base Wing earned a "highly effective" rating during a Unit Effectiveness Inspection here Sept. 5 - 10. The wing was inspected and evaluated by the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Inspector General Team. The UEI provides leadership with an evaluation of a unit's ability to

  • Team Aviano honors 9/11 heroes

    Normally filled with the silence of students studying, a small classroom in New York was suddenly disrupted by whispers claiming that something tragic had occurred. Staff Sgt. Krystle Harris, 31st Security Forces defender, was in her senior year math class Sept. 11, 2001 when an announcement

  • Aviano Airmen restore South African smiles

    "It was one of those moments that was bigger than you," said Tech. Sgt. Rowan Strong, 31st Dental Squadron clinical flight chief. "At the end of every day, I was proud to wear the uniform. It was an honor to help so many people and take away so much pain." Three Airmen from Aviano provided dental

  • 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.

  • SERE helps pilots hone water skills

    Panic sets in as the pilot furiously searches for a way out. Time is ticking down, but his training takes over as he finds a seam on the parachute and uses it to swim to safety. In this emergency situation training helped keep him calm and save his life.Water-survival training at Aviano Air Base,