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March 23, 2022
31st Fighter Wing participates in Agile Combat Employment operations with Croatian Allies

The 31st Fighter Wing is dedicated to strengthening relations with Allied Nations all through Europe and the world to remain engaged, postured and ready with credible force to assure, deter and defend in an increasingly complex security environment.
March 9, 2022
Airman makes debut as Winter Olympian, has sights set for 2026

Imagine being the first black athlete to compete in a sport where you are hurling yourself headfirst down an icy track at speeds over 90 mph. That is exactly what Airman First Class Kelly Curtis did recently as she competed in the skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.
Feb. 1, 2022
Aviano's own Olympian

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Pulling 5 G’s is just a normal part of Airman 1st Class Kelly Curtis’s day. Racing head-first down icy slopes reaching upwards of 80 mph Curtis is a member of the USA Skeleton team headed to the 2022 Winter Olympics to compete in Beijing.Curtis, U.S. Air Force world class
July 15, 2020
56th HMU sets roots in Aviano

From Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, the 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit has finally finished setting down roots at Aviano Air Base, Italy.
June 19, 2020
31st Fighter Wing Trains with ITAF at Rivolto Air Base

Aviano Air Base participated in a two day joint exercise with Italian Air Force members at Rivolto Air Base, Italy on June 10 and 11.
May 21, 2020
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.
March 26, 2020
USAFE supports Italy COVID-19 response

An 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules aircraft flew medical supplies to Aviano Air Base, Italy, March, 20, 2020, in an effort to provide medical support to Italy amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic.
Jan. 23, 2020
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.
June 5, 2019
Exercise Astral Knight 2019 boasts multinational relations

Senior leaders, Italian Air Force Maj. Gen. Silvano Frigerio, Combat Force Commander, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, U.S Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander, Brig. Gen. Mato Mikic, Croatian Air Force commander, and Maj. Gen. Alenka Ermenc, Slovenia Air Force chief of the
May 10, 2019
Immediate Response 2019 kicks off with 512th Contingency Response Element coordination

The 512th Contingency Response Element, an Air Force Reserve unit assigned to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, arrived here to participate in Immediate Response 2019, a multinational exercise, co-led by the Croatian Armed Forces, Slovenian Armed Forces and U.S. Army Europe.

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