Airmen from the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron have been hard at work restoring and safeguarding water systems across Aviano Air Base, Italy, following recent outages. Their ingenuity ensures fire protection capability, mission readiness and safe drinking water across the entire installation.
U.S. Air Force Capt. Paul Dudnaki, 555th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, is hoisted to safety by a HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 9, 2026. The scenario replicated real-world personnel recovery
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — U.S. Air Force Master Sgt.Gerald Creech, 31st Wing Staff Agency first sergeant, and Tech. Sgt. Jacob Mason, 31st Fighter Wing Inspector General Inspections Self-Assessment Program manager, recently embarked on an innovative digital automation project to transform how
U.S. Air Force first sergeants assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing speak with Airman 1st Class Kyree-Lee Graves, 31st Force Support Squadron outbound assignments counselor, during a visit to an FSS work center at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 26, 2026. The sessions demonstrated the first sergeants’
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Turcios, 31st Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory logistics noncommissioned officer-in-charge, reviews technical maintenance data with Bulgarian air force Maj. Nikolay Mateev, Bulgarian Air Force maintenance flight commander, at Aviano
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Gracialatorre, 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron heavy equipment maintenance supervisor, takes part in the 3rd annual Norwegian foot march at Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 3, 2026. Participants must complete an 18.6 mile course wearing a combat uniform and a weighted
U.S. Air Force Airmen are slated to join Allied and partner nation military forces for exercise African Lion 2026 (AL26), scheduled April 20 to May 8.
U.S. Air National Guard Airmen and C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, arrived Saturday at the 33rd Air Base in Powidz, Poland,for exercise Hussar Saber 26-1.
U.S. Air Forces in Europe–Air Forces Africa, with support from U.S. Marine Forces Africa, partnered with the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces to conduct the first interoperability test of secure encrypted communications and tactical datalinks with an African partner nation during the African Lion 2026