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  • Vehicle maintainers keep Airmen's cars on the road

    The 31 LRS vehicle maintainers are responsible for inspecting all privately owned vehicles to ensure their safety. These Airmen are responsible for checking vehicles' brakes, tires and lights. The section inspected more than 5,000 privately owned vehicles last year.

  • 507th ARW refuels Aviano

    U.S. Air Force Reserve Airmen with the 507th Air Refueling Wing from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., completed their required two-week annual tour at Aviano Air Base, Italy.  More than 50 reservists including chaplains, crew chiefs and force support performed daily operations with Team Aviano.

  • Developing Team Aviano

    Team Aviano members here, recently had the opportunity to participate in a culture of excellence seminar geared to develop the attributes that enhance human relationships.The seminar, led by Col. Jeffrey Smith, Air Force Profession of Arms Center of Excellence director from Joint Base San Antonio in

  • 31 LRS gears Aviano

    Airmen with the 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment shop maintain equipment designed to protect the U.S. Air Force's greatest asset - Airmen. In addition to issuing equipment to new Wyverns, the IPE shop inspects body armor, safety goggles, chemical gear and other

  • Youths experience mock deployment

    Aviano Middle/High School students participated in a mock deployment, April 27, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Students were given the opportunity to gain first-hand experience on what their parents experience when deployed.

  • 'Triple Nickel' arrives at BAF

    Airmen assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron, known as the "Triple Nickel," from Aviano Air Base, Italy, arrived here April 27 in support of operations Freedom's Sentinel and Resolute Support.During their six-month tenure at BAF, members of the Triple Nickel will assume the responsibility of

  • Aviano combats DUIs with new battle plan, education

    Brig. Gen. Barre Seguin, 31st Fighter Wing commander, held all-calls to explain the new DUI Battle Plan and the way forward for RED, the current DUI condition, April 22, at Aviano Air Base, Italy.The DUI Battle Plan is designed to protect Team Aviano members' futures and enables them to make

  • Cryogenics Airmen ensure quality O2

    Every 90 days, petroleum, oil and lubricants Airmen inspect liquid oxygen tank locks for leaks and tests the oxygen's purity. Liquid oxygen is necessary for pilots while flying at high altitudes. To handle the -238 degree liquid oxygen, Airmen must wear proper personal-protection equipment, which

  • My first badge of honor: being a military child

    From the corner of the covered window in my home, a slow, black blob moved slowly down the street. Pulling back the lemon-themed curtains, my mother stood silent, completely transfixed. The jet-black sedan, windows fully tinted, crawled down the boulevard weighed down with the heavy news we knew

  • Map managers make their mark

    The 31st Civil Engineer Squadron geo-integration office creates maps and blueprints for use by other 31 CES personnel before any construction takes. The detailed maps and blueprints are stored in a physical and digital vault for future use.