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  • Wyvern Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Marcus Dunham

    This week’s Wyvern Warrior of the Week is U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marcus Dunham, 31st Communications Squadron client systems supervisor.The day-to-day routine of a Client Systems Technician can vary. According to Dunham, they can be doing anything from fixing email issues to things as complex as

  • Wyvern Warrior Team of the Week

    This week’s Wyvern Warrior Team of the Week is the 31st Munitions Gun Combat Armament Support Team.This team is responsible for 54 M61A1 gun systems and 11 Universal Ammunition Loading Systems that are valued at $67M.

  • Wyvern Warrior Team of the Week - 56th RQS

    This week’s Wyvern Warrior Team of the Week is Capt. Brian Lee, 56th Rescue Squadron flight commander, and Staff Sgt. Caranda Gerke, 56th RQS weapons and tactics NCOIC.

  • Wyvern Warrior of the Week: Christopher Smith

    This week’s Wyvern Warrior of the Week is Mr. Christopher Smith, Aviano Youth Program assistant, for his exemplary work in the Aviano Youth Program (AYP), especially with children whose parents are deployed. 

  • Wyvern Warrior of the Week: Selena Petris

    This week’s Wyvern Warrior of the Week is Selena Petris, 31st Fighter Wing’s Ground Safety section traffic safety manager.Petris contributed greatly to the safety of Wyvern Nation through her efforts on the Wing Traffic Safety Program.

  • Senior Airman Vider: a change in perspective

    While Senior Airman Nicolas Vider is currently an air traffic control (ATC) journeyman for Aviano AB’s 31st Operations Support Squadron, it was not all that long ago he was living in a small-town and looking for something more in his life.

  • 555th FS F-16 take offs

    A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron takes off from Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 16, 2022. The 555th FS provides combat airpower on demand to U.S. and NATO Combatant Commanders as well as the National Command Authority in order to meet national security objectives.

  • 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.Curtis, U.S. Air Force world class athlete, has