• Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing Safety Office pose with the United States Air Force Europe-Africa Commanders Trophy.

    31 FW Safety Office protects Airmen, resources, combat capabilities

    A fire hydrant, damaged by an unsafely driven forklift,leaked water onto an office building’s parking lot. The water froze over andthe next day an Airman slipped and broke their arm. This real world scenario, recalled by Master Sgt. VictorioGutierrez, 31st Fighter Wing Safety superintendent, cost the wing time, money,and resources.Luckily, the 31st
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Chris Boring, 31st Maintenance Group commander, Aviano Air Base, Italy, listens while Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Marks, 31MXG Egress Technician briefs him on the first ever "Super Raise" procedure. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo)

    Big Savings from a Small Innovation

    They’re about two inches in diameter and three inches long. They weigh heavy in your hand and to untrained eyes, they look like just regular bolts. However, these pins, milled to perfect dimensions and design specifications by our fabrication flight, will save our wing 1,500 man-hours and 480 non-mission capable hours annually.The pins are used by
  • An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron departs from the flightline at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Dec. 17, 2018. The 56th Rescue Squadron provides a rapidly-deployable, worldwide combat rescue and reaction force response utilizing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters.

    56th RQS green feet leave their mark

    Stickers with a green feet logo can be found just about everywhere around Aviano Air Base these days. While it may not mean much to a passerby, to the 56th Rescue Squadron it encompasses everything they stand for.
  • Members of the Spouses of Aviano group work together to attach holiday cards to bags of cookies during the holiday cookie drive at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Dec. 11, 2018. Approximately 25 members of the Spouses of Aviano members volunteered to help at the cookie drive.

    Spouses of Aviano group hosts cookie drive

    Members of the Spouses of Aviano group hosted a cookie drive for service members at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Dec. 12, 2018.
  • Chief Master Sgt. Phillip Easton official photo. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    USAFE Command Chief selected as EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader

    Chief Master Sgt. Phillip L. Easton, U.S. Air Forces Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa command chief master sergeant, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, has been selected to replace Fleet Master Chief Crispian D. Addington as the Senior Enlisted Leader for U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.

  • Wyverns mourn the loss of Airman

    An Airman assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing was reported deceased on base at approximately 1:12 a.m. Nov. 26. The individual is identified as Airman First Class Owen Little. Airman Little was assigned to the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit here.“The entire Aircraft Maintenance Squadron mourns the loss of Airman
  • U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Oleksandr Bakuta, 31st Contracting Squadron contract manager, speaks to contractors during the Industry Day conference in Pordenone, Italy, Nov. 9, 2018. The conference was an opportunity for the 31 CONS to develop a better working relationship with local businesses, as well as offer more information to these businesses about working on the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Valerie Halbert)

    31 CONS conducts Industry Day

    The 31st Contracting Squadron hosted an Industry Day conference for approximately 50 potential contractors in Pordenone, Italy, Nov. 9, 2018.
  • Staff Sgt. Yaroslav Bolotov (right), 56th Communications Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., is deployed to Starokostiantyniv Air Base, Ukraine, for the Clear Sky 2018 exercise as an interpreter. Bolotov and a fellow Airmen assisted several Ukrainians after a car wreck on Saturday. At Clear Sky, Bolotov has been providing interpretation for the ground control tower, coordinating aircraft taxiing and making sure the taxiways are clear. (Courtesy Photo)

    U.S. Airmen deployed for Clear Sky assist Ukrainians after car crash

    Two U.S. Airmen deployed here for the Clear Sky 2018 exercise came to the aid of several Ukrainians following a violent car crash Saturday evening in downtown Khmelnytskyi, about 45 minutes from the air base.
  • Airmen wait in line to purchase the Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform at Military Clothing Sales on Aviano Air Base Oct. 1, 2018.

    The Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform has arrived at Aviano Air Base

    The Aviano AAFES Military Clothing Sales staff was ready Monday morning Oct. 1 to start selling the new Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform.
  • Gen. Tod D. Wolters, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, speaks with Airmen at an all call during his visit to Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 23, 2018. Wolters met with Team Aviano members to express his gratitude for the hard work and dedication the wing gives toward defending U.S. and NATO interests and to remind Airmen to take time for themselves and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cary Smith)

    USAFE-AFAFRICA command team visits Aviano Airmen

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa command team, Gen. Tod D. Wolters, commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Phillip L. Easton, command chief, visited Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 23, 2018.
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