• Aviano Airman unites with son during deployment

    Air Force blue runneth over for two Airmen with the same name and mission, as they received an opportunity to work hand-in-hand, faithful to the same proud heritage. Master Sgt. Torre Phillips and his son Senior Airman David Phillips are currently working side-by-side for four months in the Republic

  • A grape time - Aviano Airmen work in Italian vineyard

    Known to Italians as La Vendemmia, the grape harvest season in Italy is highly anticipated and celebrated like no other seasonal event in the life of Italian farmers. Vines are the oldest cultivated crop on the Italian peninsula, and the harvest can take on an almost ritualistic and sacred meaning

  • Tops in Blue dazzles Ramstein

    Tops in Blue presents "Fly By", a musical tribute to 60 years of proud Air Force history, at Ramstein on Sept 25. Performers captivated the audience by entertaining them with song and dance that span across 6 decades.

  • Airman nabs last USAFE stripe

    An Aviano technical sergeant received the final U.S. Air Forces in Europe promotion for fiscal year 2007 as part of the Stripes for Exceptional Performers Program on Sept. 20. The announcement came on the eve of the now Master Sgt. George Bauerlein's Air Expeditionary Force deployment in support of

  • Public affairs, multimedia merge into 'one voice, one team'

    Aviano's multimedia office will merge with Public Affairs Oct. 1, creating a combination of talents in an effort to better tell the Air Force story.  The realignment of these two missions was set into motion in 2006 by an Air Force Chief of Staff directive. "The public affairs career field is on the

  • 3rd Air Force hosts Bulgarian troops

    The 3rd Air Force hosted a delegation of counterparts from a European partner - visiting officers from Bulgaria, a former Warsaw Pact country. Over the three-day visit, 3rd Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop hosted Lt. Gen. Simeon Simeonov, the Bulgarian Air Force commander. The two sought to

  • Sabers spread smiles, laughter

    Sabers from across the base came together to host an extraordinary day for special needs students from Bitburg's St. Martin's School and local Department of Defense Schools Sept. 20. More than 300 base volunteers stepped-up to make St. Martin's Special Children's Day a success. The day featured

  • Hobbins to receive highest enlisted corps honor

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe enlisted corps will bestow their highest honor on the USAFE commander Nov 17 when they induct him into the command's Order of the Sword. Gen. William T. Hobbins accepted the invitation in the presence of the men and women of the USAFE headquarters staff during an

  • Brandon Knitters donate baby layettes

    A group of ladies from Brandon village known as the Brandon Knitters, visited the hospital at RAF Lakenheath Sept. 12 to view the maternity ward where their donated layettes are given to newborn babies. Hosted by Major Linda Denny, 48th Medical Inpatient Squadron. Lisa Carter, Elizabeth Cowell,

  • 3rd AF commander recognizes Sabers

    During a trip to Spangdahlem Air Base, Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop, 3rd Air Force commander, took a moment to personally recognize three Sabers for their work during a humanitarian deployment to Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, Sept. 19. While deployed, Master Sgt. James Swarthwood and Staff Sgt. Jason Dohn,