The 57th Rescue Squadron earned certification as a personnel recovery task force during Exercise Savage Jackal, validating the unit’s ability to plan, command and execute full-spectrum personnel recovery operations in preparation for future deployments. The exercise evaluated the squadron’s ability
An active-duty Airman assigned to the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, was pronounced dead at Lake Barcis, August 8, 2026. We are supporting the Italian officials as they continue their investigation into cause of death. The member’s name will not be released until 24
From left, U.S. Army Spc. Ashanti Lea Weeks, 173d Light Support Battalion parachute packer, speaks with U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. TJ Holland, command senior enlisted leader of U.S. European Command, while evaluating Weeks’ recently renovated dorm during an immersion tour at Aviano Air Base, Italy,
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jenna Zorilla, 31st Medical Support Squadron medical laboratory technician, and Airman JayByx Mack, Ohio Air National Guard 179th Medical Group medical technician, analyze laboratory samples under a microscope at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 23, 2026. The 179th MDG medical
From left to right, U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Borawski, 31st Mission Support Group commander, passes the guidon to U.S. Air Force Maj. Anthony Trucco, 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron incoming commander, during the 31st LRS change of command ceremony at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 16, 2026. The
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lance Milford, 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit flying crew chief, conducts routine HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter maintenance at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 17, 2026. The 56th HMU relocated from RAF Lakenheath, England, to Aviano AB in 2018 to establish a rescue hub in
Two U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa Airmen and one Airman recently assigned to the command have been selected as recipients of the Air Force's 2026 Outstanding Airmen of the Year award, earning recognition among the service's top enlisted performers for their exceptional leadership,
No one knows when the call to act will come. For U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darian Bogart, it came on the side of Interstate 95 in South Carolina, where years of military training prepared him to pull an unconscious driver from a burning vehicle and provide the lifesaving care that saved the driver's
For Senior Airman Nathan Carver, being named one of the Air Force's Outstanding Airmen of the Year isn't a finish line. It's another opportunity to serve. His selection places him among the Air Force's most distinguished enlisted Airmen, while highlighting the caliber of Airmen he serves alongside