31 FW Airmen mentor Italian aeronautical students
Tech. Sgt. Hunter Newell, 31st Maintenance Group Quality Assurance inspector, left, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Ben Kern, 510th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, look at an aircraft that’s used for simulations during a visit at the Malignani Aeronautical Institute in Udine, Italy, March 3, 2022. A pilot and maintainer from the 31st Fighter Wing and Col. Marco Schiattoni, Italian base commander, spoke in front of approximately 60 aeronautical high school students and shared their experiences of being in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Moeder)