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  • 56 RQS trains over northern Italy

    An HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron flies a routine training mission over the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy on Feb. 11, 2026, from Aviano Air Base, Italy. The HH-60W is designed from the ground up with integrated mission systems that improve situational awareness

  • Aviano AB hosts 2026 Honorary Squadron Commander Induction Ceremony

    31st Fighter Wing squadron commanders and their honorary squadron commanders pose for a group photo at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Feb. 24, 2026. The honorary squadron commander program is focused on fostering support and growing relationships between the base and community from a broad cross-section of

  • Aviano AB celebrates Annual Awards 2025

    31st Fighter Wing Annual Awards winners stand on stage at the end of the ceremony at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. Participants on stage closed the ceremony singing the Air Force song together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephan Bang)

  • AFPC commander visits Aviano AB

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jefferson O’Donnell, the Air Force’s Personnel Center commander, visited Aviano Air Base, Italy, Feb. 4-7, 2026. AFPC executes programs covering the entire life cycle of military and civilian personnel for the Air Force, from accession through retirement, including

  • 31st Operations Group War Day

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Danielle “Devito” Beigelman, 510th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, climbs down a tree during a simulated aircraft crash scenario as part of Operations Group War Day 26.1 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Feb. 5, 2026. The large-force exercise demonstrated the 31st Fighter

  • Aviano AB hosts Key Support Liaison Symposium

    U.S. Air Force Key Support Liaison advisors answer questions as part of a peer panel during the KSL Symposium at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. The event brought together Key Support Liaisons and Key Support mentors to facilitate discussions on strengthening best practices and support

  • POL fuels the fight!

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Worsham, 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels equipment maintenance journeyman, drives an R-11 fuel truck assigned to the 31st LRS onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Jan. 16, 2026. The 31st LRS’s Fuels Management Flight Airmen are