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  • U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, sit on the flightline at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 3, 2021. The F-16 is a compact, multi-role aircraft which is maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

    Aviano AB F-16s collaborate with RAF Mildenhall

    U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, sit on the flightline at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 3, 2021. The F-16 is a compact, multi-role aircraft which is maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

  • 56th, 57th RQS ruck for Jolly 22

    Airmen from 56th Rescue Squadron, 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit and 57th RQS rucked up to 22 miles this week in memory of the fallen 56th RQS HH-60G Pave Hawk crew of Jolly 22.
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Robertson, 606th Air Control Squadron commander, administers the oath of enlistment to Senior Master Sgt. Sean Winters, 606th ACS cyber operations and maintenance superintendent, and Senior Master Sgt. Paul Norris, 606th ACS cyber operations and maintenance operations superintendent, as they transfer into the U.S. Space Force at Aviano Air Base Italy, Dec. 3, 2020. After Air Force Space Command was redesignated as the U.S. Space Force in December of 2019, the Department of Defense began consolidating several space missions, units, and career fields into this new branch.

    First Aviano Airmen to enlist in U.S. Space Force

    Two of our very own Wyverns transferred into the ranks of the U.S. Space Force during an enlistment ceremony at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Dec. 3, 2020. Senior Master Sgt. Sean Winters, 606th Air Control Squadron cyber operations and maintenance superintendent, and Senior Master Sgt. Paul Norris, 606th ACS cyber operations and maintenance operations superintendent, are the first Airmen to enlist into the U.S. Space Force while stationed here.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Declan Ward, 31st Security Force Squadron monitoring facility operator hides in the grass during Operation Porcupine, June 30, 2020 at Osoppo, Italy. The 31st SFS maintains installation force protection during peacetime and wartime operations within eight separate base areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever)

    31st FW conducts Operation Porcupine 2020

    Multiple squadrons from the 31st Fighter Wing worked closely during Exercise Operation Porcupine, June 30, 2020, at Aviano Air Base.
  • Various items are displayed on top of a time capsule at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 15, 2020. The 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron found the time capsules constructed by the class of 99-A Aviano Airman Leadership School. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever)

    Time capsule from ALS class 1999-A found at Aviano

    When 2nd Lt. Connor Heneghan, 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation officer in command, was walking by an old storage container one morning, he unknowingly stumbled upon a long-forgotten piece of Aviano history, 21 years in the making.
  • U.S. and Croatian Airmen take part in exercise ODIN SPEAR 20. (Courtesy Photo)

    Aviano Airmen help make exercise ODIN SPEAR 20 a success

    U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, or JTACs, are responsible for directing combat aircraft during close air support operations. As such, keeping these Airmen well-trained and ready is vitally important to the mission.
  • The bilateral training exercise enhanced partner interoperability, maintained joint readiness, and assured U.S. regional allies.

    Exercise Agile Buzzard boosts regional security and coalition operations

    U.S. Air Force Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing rapidly deployed to Decimomannu Air Base, Italy, Jan. 13 -16, for exercise Agile Buzzard.
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing executed a rapid deployment to conduct “hot pit” refueling and participate in the bilateral training exercise with the Bulgarian Air Force.

    31st Fighter Wing executes Rapid Buzzard

    U.S. Air Force Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing executed a rapid deployment to Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria to conduct “hot pit” refueling and participate in the bilateral training exercise, Rapid Buzzard, with the Bulgarian Air Force, Sept 24 to 27, 2019.
  • An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes off during Astral Knight 2019 on June 3, 2019, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The U.S. Air Force has deployed one squadron of F-35A Lightning II fighter jets, Airmen, and associated equipment to Aviano Air Base, Italy, from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, at Hill AFB, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Araos)

    Hill Airmen bring F-35A, fifth-gen capabilities to European defense exercise

    AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Airmen deployed from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, recently wrapped up the U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs first participation in a large, European air-and-missile defense exercise.The focus of the multi-national exercise, Astral Knight 2019, was to defend several
  • Senior Airman Jordan Boddie, 606th Air Control Squadron vehicular maintenance journeyman, takes meter readings from a generator at Pula Airport, Croatia, May 28, 2019. When the 606th deploys, generators like these can support an entire radar site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tory Cusimano)

    606th Air Control Squadron engaged and ready to support Astral Knight 2019

    The day started at 5:30 a.m. on May 23, 2019, a crisp spring morning at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The rising sun had barely crested the horizon as vehicle engines roared to life inside the 606th Air Control Squadron’s compound. Headlights buzzed on, and row by row, the vehicles rolled past a small crowd of smiling 31st Fighter Wing leadership gripping coffee cups in one hand and waving goodbye with the other.
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