• Greece partners with U.S. for bilateral training

    Nearly 20 U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the 480th Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, deployed Souda Bay, Greece, for bilateral training with the Hellenic air force Aug. 11-23, 2014. The Hellenic air force is Greece's air force, and the flying training

  • Team Aviano welcomes Under Secretary of the Air Force

    Under Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning visited Aviano Air Base, Aug. 7-8, and commended Team Aviano members on their selfless service.During Fanning's visit to the 31st Fighter Wing, as part of a familiarization tour of U.S. Air Forces assets in Europe, he spoke on the value of strategic

  • USecAF holds all call at Spangdahlem

    The Under Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning recently visited Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and held an all call, which he kicked off by complimenting Airmen on their attention to detail."Your base looks amazing," Fanning said. "Clearly that shows a lot of pride in what you do, and I

  • Veterans helping veterans: VFW visits Spangdahlem

    Representatives from the Veterans of Foreign Wars met with Airmen during a familiarization tour of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 7.The VFW is a group of veterans that fights for rights and entitlements for uniformed service members. The organization was formed 115 years ago when veterans were

  • Crossroads: the miracle of Swieta Lipka

    The pale moonlight barely shone through the hairline cracks in the darkened cell. Rats scurried along the floor, their tiny footsteps giving away a desperate search for the last morsel of food. Inside the cell, a man knelt with his hands folded - sobbing and praying to Saint Mary for forgiveness and

  • AYP camp offers a real CSI experience

    The Aviano Youth Programs summer camp gave 36 children, a special opportunity to visit with the Pordenone Carabinieri's Crime Scene Investigations unit, Aug. 6, for a Crime Scene Investigation Camp. Team Aviano's junior detectives, ages 9 to 13, learned from Italian Carabinieri CSI unit about crime

  • CV-22 crews save lives

    In the early morning hours of Dec. 21, 2013, 8th Special Operations Squadron crews departed in three CV-22 Ospreys to evacuate American citizens from the remote city of Bor, South Sudan.The mission was proceeding as planned through three countries and 790 nautical miles. The Ospreys arrived at the