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Stars and Stripes
March 23, 2018
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — A Moroccan national working for an Italian company on a project directed by the Italian Air Force was critically injured in an accident on base Thursday afternoon. “The injured person is an employee of an Italian company in charge of carrying out reconstruction work on theÃâà...
Task & Purpose
March 15, 2018
Landon flew in from Italy, where he had just finished a tour as the commander of the engineering squadron at Aviano Air Base. He was still a lieutenant colonel in the active-duty military, and coming off a workaholic assignment, he had, astoundingly, agreed to spend nine days of leave with me instead of hisÃâà...
The Boston Globe
March 12, 2018
... a singing group that will take a European tour this summer that will include a Fourth of July performance at NATO's Aviano Air Base in Italy. In addition to dishes and desserts from area restaurants, the cabaret will feature performances from Electric Youth and other special guest artists from the company.
Stars and Stripes
February 25, 2018
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy – Dozens of American and international teenagers showed off their robots and technological know-how Saturday at the Department of Defense Education Activity-Europe Invitational, a regional qualifier for the FIRST Tech Challenge world championships. Teams spent monthsÃâà...
The Aviationist (blog)
February 21, 2018
An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron flies over Aviano Air Base, Italy, during a routine training mission Jan. 26, 2018. Members from the 56th and 57th RQS are flying throughout the region during several different training sorties. Their presence within the area willÃâà...
Stars and Stripes
February 16, 2018
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — The 57th Rescue Squadron doesn't officially move to this air base from its home in England until later this year. But that didn't stop some personnel from exploring their new digs this week. That included personnel taking advantage of C-130 aircraft from Ramstein Air Base's 86thÃâà...
Stars and Stripes
February 6, 2018
US needs allies in era of great power rivalry, top Air Force general says. Two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron takeoff from Aviano Air Base, Italy, during a routine training mission Jan. 26, 2018. CORY W. BUSH/U.S. AIR FORCE. Email; Print; Reddit Ãâ÷ Tweet Ãâ÷ ShareÃâà...
Stars and Stripes
December 12, 2017
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy – An airman who stabbed another airman in her dorm room was sentenced to 18 years in prison at a court-martial Tuesday. Lt. Col. John Harwood, an Air Force judge, found Airman Cameron A. Owens guilty of attempted murder, aggravated assault, unlawful entry and conductÃâà...
Stars and Stripes
December 11, 2017
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — Americans who have been based at Aviano only in recent years will see something new starting this week: the passing of trains through the city. The service connecting the cities of Sacile to the southwest and Maniago to the northeast resumes after coming to an abrupt halt inÃâà...
Stars and Stripes
December 7, 2017
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — The airman accused of entering a fellow airman's dorm room and repeatedly stabbing her in April was “just interacting with things in his environment” and didn't intend to kill her, his lawyers said Wednesday. Airman Cameron A. Owens is accused of attempted murder, assault,Ãâà...
Stars and Stripes
October 6, 2017
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — The Air Force is looking for Italians with homes to rent within an hour's drive of Aviano, as it faces a looming housing crunch due to an influx of new airmen. The base recently told homeowners already renting to Americans that it's expecting an additional 300 airmen to transfer toÃâà...
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