• Air Traffic Control mom balances career, family

    "The doctor called her a miracle baby," said Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Rowles of her three-year-old daughter, Emma.Not expecting she would ever conceive a child due to medical reasons, Rowles, 31st Operation Support Squadron NCO in charge of air traffic controller training and standardization, and a

  • Base comes alive with SpouseBuzz

    More than 100 spouses from Team Aviano participated in the first overseas Military.com SpouseBuzz Live event at Aviano Air Base, Italy March 29. SpouseBuzz is hosted by Military.com four times a year in various installations throughout the U.S. The 4-hour event gives spouses the opportunity get

  • A jump to the past: Airmen remember historic airdrop

    It has been almost 10 years since the airdrop and airfield lodgment of Bashur Airfield, Iraq, where the 86th Contingency Response Group, predecessor to today's 435th CRG, played a pivotal role to a major operation.The operation: The U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade needed the 86th CRG and its

  • MOD employee wins Air Force award

    A 48th Logistic Readiness Squadron training and validations certifier, was recently announced as the 2012 Air Force Transportation Civilian Technician of the Year. David Cummings, originally from Bury St. Edmunds, distinguished himself by providing outstanding support and training to three Royal

  • Ribbon shooting ceremony reopens CATM range

    Members of the 39th Air Base Wing and Turkish air force 10th Tanker Base Command gathered for a ribbon shooting ceremony for the reopening of the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance range April 1, here. The renovated range facility will be used by U.S. and Turkish forces to maintain readiness and

  • New playroom opens

    The new children's playroom opened in the community center here April 2, 2013.The $5,700 project includes renovations to the existing room, a seating area for parents, a window into the playroom, a lever-locked gate and numerous children's play items."This is truly amazing evidence of our community

  • CMSAF visits Aviano, tackles tough questions

    During his recent visit of U.S. Air Forces in Europe bases, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody spent two days talking with Aviano Airmen, March 28 and 29, getting their viewpoints on some of the Air Force's biggest issues. In his second month since stepping into the service's highest