European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 5, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July s tars and stripes Page 3 thunderbird add More Blue to Vianos 4th skies Clear Long enough for famed flying team to wow audience Austin by Kent Harris stars and stripes Aviano air Italy Chris Austin has flown an f16 Over the skies of Northern Italy plenty of but As a member of the 510th fighter he never had a Chance to even attempt some of the Maneu vers he completed those kind of Aerial feats Are left to the likes of the austins cur rent the thunderbird the air forces air demonstration when you take off in a regu Lar theres none of he at least not if you want to stay in the air but there were plenty of americans and italians on hand wednesday who wanted to see Austin and his colleagues perform some and per form they pretty summed up Morgan watching the show with her Chris Ford and Barbara what did she like Best the Tyler didst need a lot of words to de scribe his he As his senior airman Jason Paree and Dawn smiled at his what did he like Best the he was probably referring to the six specially marked f16s that he had just watched perform in the skies above but on the for peo ple to Check out up were an f16 based at Avi two f15s from Raf an a10 from Span Dahlem air base and two hornets from the italian air forces 36th fighter Wing based at Gioia Del there were even a couple of c17s parked off in the though they we rent really a part of the once the show got All eyes were on the and More than a few onlookers were envious of those photos by Kent and stripes the skies cleared up Over Aviano air just Long enough for the thunderbird to perform the ominous Clouds that suddenly drifted away right before the show came Back later with a with lightning and Thunder replacing the it looks better than a roller coaster bar Bara Ford Austin said Hes a bit envious of those still based at he served with the 510th from 2001 to Scott another Pilot performing was based in the 555th fighter Squadron at Aviano at one coming Back Here is almost like coming Austin i just love the thunderbird Are based in Nellis air Force base in his Sia flew in from the states to catch the show and catch up with some there were plenty of people who wanted to be austins Friend or at least get his autograph after the not Long people were scurrying for cover As the dark Clouds that drifted away right before the planes took to the skies the pilots and Crew were Able to land and sign plenty of autographs before Clouds were Back that left the skies without the but with plenty of lightning and and the prospects for a wet fireworks email Kent Harris at  eating brats hot off the Grill helps Mark Holiday in Stuttgart chm of and stripes Mark Sauvat a Kwh and Robert right of the special operations command Europe Wilt for food stand it fourth festival features carnival food Aid live photos by John and stripes a fast moving twister was among the fourth of july amusement rides on hand in w res july 4 in for gis by John Vandiver stars and stripes Germany for Jamal the fourth of july used to be just about the Barbecue and hanging out with family and now theres something said who is with the 2nd 1st armoured Divi its real significant to me since Ive been downrange a Cou ple theres More meaning to i have More of a sense of a theres a symbolism to it he said As he enjoyed the festivities wednesday at the army Garrison i just wish the weather would Davis its often said you can experience All four seasons in a single Day in and that was pretty much the situation As deter mined military families celebrated Independence Day under an eve changing sky of Sunshine and rain As talking to a noted its sunny but just wait five Nicole Harmon and whisked from one ride to cramming in the fun Between the sporadic it was the Harmon family third fourth of july in its a lot of of the weather could be said echoing the sentiments of the Hall of champions parking lot was transformed into a revellers traded in tickets for rides aboard Carou kiddie trains and the scent of ribs and brats and the sounds of live music filled the air while children amused themselves with arts and relays and fire works were scheduled to go off at email John Vandiver at  Derek Rountree Garrison command and Robert commando r of the 2nd 1st armoured do con Nence july