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  • The 31st Force Support Squadron held an Independence Day event, July 4, 2020, at Aviano AB. The event was held outside at Freedom Park and included food, movies and a fireworks show.

    31st FSS hosts Fourth of July celebration for Wyvern Nation

    The 31st Force Support Squadron held an Independence Day event, July 4, 2020, at Aviano AB. The event was held outside at Freedom Park and included food, movies and a fireworks show.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Declan Ward, 31st Security Force Squadron monitoring facility operator hides in the grass during Operation Porcupine, June 30, 2020 at Osoppo, Italy. The 31st SFS maintains installation force protection during peacetime and wartime operations within eight separate base areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever)

    31st FW conducts Operation Porcupine 2020

    Multiple squadrons from the 31st Fighter Wing worked closely during Exercise Operation Porcupine, June 30, 2020, at Aviano Air Base.
  • Basala is not only a pilot for the 510th FS, but he is also the 31st Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment flight commander, overseeing operations that provide critical support to the aviators of the 56th Rescue Squadron, 57th RQS, 555th FS and 510th FS.

    A Day in the Life: Pilot on the Ground

    Over the years, the U.S. Air Force has employed some of the most advanced aircraft in the world, its pilots utilizing extraordinary skill and precision to command the skies. While mission success is paramount, a pilot’s role as an officer and leader is just as important, and often overlooked.

  • Aviano releases the 2019 drinking water report

    The 31st Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering flight recently released the 2019 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report.
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    USAFE-AFAFRICA opens enrollment for commercial fitness app

    Beginning June, 25, 2020, as part of a phased roll-out, uniformed Total Force Airmen assigned to U.S. Air Force in Europe and Air Forces Africa can enroll in a commercial fitness application free of charge on their personal cell phones.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. James Gregory, 510th Fighter Squadron pilot and Maj. Matthew Robins, 555th Fighter Squadron pilot, use their radios during an exercise at Rivolto Air Base, Italy, June 10, 2020. The pilots were undergoing a simulated Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) training in which they had to survive and make contact with the proper sources after landing in enemy territory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas S. Keisler IV)

    31st Fighter Wing Trains with ITAF at Rivolto Air Base

    Aviano Air Base participated in a two day joint exercise with Italian Air Force members at Rivolto Air Base, Italy on June 10 and 11.
  • A photo of U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ericka. A. Woolever as a child and her father Ivan Martinez sits on a desk, June 19, 2020 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Martinez made a difference and a genuine impact in Woolever’s life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka. A Woolever)

    Black 1999 Ford Ranger

    It's crazy how a certain smell, sound, or even an image can take you back to a moment in time.
  • Members of the 724th Air Mobility Squadron participate in a memorial run at Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 18, 2020.

    724 AMS remembers fallen ‘Port Dawgs’

    Members of the 724th Air Mobility Squadron held a Port Dawg memorial run, June 18, 2020 at Aviano Air Base, Italy.
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Quintana, 57th Rescue Squadron Parachute NCOIC, poses with a parachute he packed May 27, 2020, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Quintana has been a rigger for ten years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb House)

    57th RQS Parachute Rigger Earns Save

    In preparation for the Joint Airborne Air Transportability training quickly approaching, Tech. Sgt. Robert, a pararescue team leader from the 57th Rescue Squadron, performed jump training to stay current on his training.
  • A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 510th Fighter Squadron soars above Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 16, 2020. The 31st Fighter Wing is dedicated to remaining lethal and rapidly ready while operating within the confines of the decrees set by the Italian government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever)

    Apart, together; Buzzards weather COVID-19 storm

    Normally a place full of energy and motion, lately the 510th Fighter Squadron building has been abnormally quiet and nearly empty. The squadron spent several months split into fourths with different reporting times and locations to help slow the spread of COVID-19; they may have been separated but the Buzzards were far from divided in strength.
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