14th Transportation Soldiers vie for top spot in ‘Warrior Challenge’

11/20/2009 CAMP DARBY, Italy- Soldiers from Camp Darby, Vicenza and Aviano took part in the second 14th Transportation Battalion Warrior Challenge at Camp Darby, Italy on Nov. 20. The nine teams started at 3 a.m. with no breaks between events and beefed up challenges, according Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Runnels, 14th TRANS Command Sgt. Maj. (read more)

Forklift safety training keeps workforce rolling

11/18/2009 CAMP DARBY, Italy- U.S. Army Garrison Livorno Safety Office ensured Italian and American forklift operators received refresher training in accordance with OSHA standards and Italian Law Nov. 16 to 20. (read more)

USAFE Flag football championships at Camp Darby

11/15/2009 CAMP DARBY, Italy- Ten Air Force unit level flag football teams traveled across Europe to Camp Darby, Italy for the first combined USAFE Flag football championship Nov. 12-16. (read more)

5,160 minutes of remembrance

11/11/2009 FLORENCE, Italy- I went to the Florence American Cemetery this Veterans Day to cover the ceremony by the Army and Navy JROTC. I saw these four Italian men wearing baseball caps with the International Police Association logo. I had seen these men before over the years whenever I covered ceremonies in Florence. (read more)

Army and Navy JROTC celebrate Veterans in Florence

11/11/09 FLORENCE, Italy- America's pride and joy and leaders of tomorrow stepped up to the responsibility of honoring America's Veterans at a joint Veterans Day memorial ceremony at the Florence American Cemetery in Tuscan, Italy Nov. 11. (read more)

World War II Veteran goes back in time

This Veterans Day, Nov. 11, people are honoring our brother and sisters in arms around the world. One World War II veteran traveled around the world to come back to areas that he helped liberate in Italy and France. Pfc. Noel Yuzuro Okamoto, a Japanese American who was born in 1922 in Hawaii... (read more)

Appreciating our Military Families

During the month of November Camp Darby’s Army Community Services is showing its appreciation for Military Families with a special barbecue and new programs like the single parent support group. One event that highlighted the sacrifices made by families supporting their service members was a chili and rib cook-off and barbecue appreciation event on Nov. 10. (read more)

Harbor security through non-lethal means

10/23/2009 LA SPEZIA, Italy- U.S. Navy sailors in conjunction with their NATO scientist counterparts from around the world are working together to development-lethal capabilities to ensure harbor security at the NATO Undersea Research Center (NURC) in La Spezia, Italy. (read more)

Air Force dominates U.S. Forces Soccer championship finals

10/25/2009 CAMP DARBY, Italy- After a grueling four days of round robin games, Grafenwoehr, Stuttgart, Ramstein and Aviano advanced to the U.S. Forces Soccer Championship semifinals and finals at Camp Darby, Italy. (read more)

U.S. Forces Soccer championship kicks off

CAMP DARBY, Italy- Under a regional Italian weather warning watch for 24 hours, teams across Europe converged on Camp Darby, Italy and waited to see if the games would start as scheduled. Some joked that it was the Chaplains benediction that drove the storm and clouds away. (read more)

27th Run to the Tower has record participation

16/10/2009 CAMP DARBY, Italy- The 27th annual run to the Leaning Tower had record participation Oct. 16. "This year we received 498 applications, this is the largest number of participants in 27 years," said Ernest Beezley, Outdoor Recreation Director. (read more)

Italian and American fire fighters extinguish fire

16/10/2009 CAMP DARBY, Italy- A fire broke out in the Camp Darby vehicle storage area at about 4 p.m. Oct. 16. Around 30 personally owned vehicles that were scheduled for demolition by a local company were destroyed by the fire. (read more)

Don’t fall victim to internet scams

15/10/2009 CAMP DARBY, Italy- Remember the 'Nigerian scam'? These were emails that requested you allow someone to deposit a huge sum of money into your account to get it out of a war-ravaged area, in exchange for a thank-you fee. (read more)

Explore the library from the comfort of your desk asylum

14/10/2009 CAMP DARBY, Italy- Ordering free books, DVDs and videogames online has never been easier now that the new automation system and online catalog Army Library web site has been released Sept. 30. (read more)

Voluntary recall of certain fresh eggs in European commissaries

13/10/09 KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany- European commissary customers are advised to examine all fresh eggs recently purchased in the commissary due to a voluntary recall by the producer concerning the possibility of salmonella contamination. (read more)

"Tuscan Sun" exercise tests emergency response

07/10/09 CAMP DARBY, Italy- It was just another quiet and warm October morning with Italian and American personnel arriving at their workplace and students beginning their lessons when at 8:15 a.m. a vehicle exploded in the Commissary parking lot. (read more)

Italian Drinking Law Updates

08/10/09 CAMP DARBY, Italy- Whether stationed or visiting Italy, one is not always prepared to handle the stronger local wines. This can result in an alcohol related incidents plus there are some of the lesser known Italian criminal laws related to drinking that you should be aware of. (read more)

Camp Darby Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers dominated by Air Force

02/10/09 CAMP DARBY, Italy- Camp Darby’s Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers (BOSS) celebrated their 20th birthday and held elections for a new council on Oct. 2. This year’s elections, though, resulted in some surprising results. (read more)

Who discovered the New World?

October is the month we celebrate the discovery of the New World by the Spanish expedition led by the legendary mariner Cristoforo Colombo in 1492. His discovery marks the beginning of the colonization of two continents, North and South America. But was Colombo the first "foreigner" to have seen the New World? (read more)