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  • Aviano Port Dawgs hosts Memorial Run

    U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Justin Hatchner, 724th Air Mobility Squadron senior enlisted leader, carries the Port Dawg guidon as he sprints down the flightline during the Port Dawg Memorial Run at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 16, 2025. The Port Dawg Memorial Run began in 2013 following the loss

  • 31st Security Forces Squadron wins Battle of the Badges

    Members of the 31st Security Forces Squadron, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron, 31st Medical Group, and Italian air force security forces pose for a photo after Battle of the Badges during Police Week at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 15, 2025. Battle of the Badges is an annual event celebrating friendly

  • 31st Fighter Wing celebrates Police Week

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Security Forces Squadron display a formation used for riot control during Police Week at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12, 2025. The demonstration included segments from drone operators, military working dog handlers and riot control team. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • 31st Fighter Wing hosts memorial ceremony for Tech. Sgt. Clemente Velasco

    A photo of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Clemente Velasco, 31st Maintenance Squadron noncommissioned officer-in-charge of maintenance operations control, is displayed at his memorial service at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 19, 2025. During the ceremony, Velasco was posthumously awarded MOC controller of

  • Aviano Police Week Defender's Challenge

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Security Forces Squadron run around the base track during the Police Week Defender’s Challenge at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 14, 2025. The Defender’s Challenge included a 5.5 mile ruck, sled pushes, pushing a Humvee and transporting medicine balls across base to

  • Aviano spouses rebuild community and connection

    After nearly a decade, the Spouse’s Combat Dining In made a triumphant return to Aviano Air Base, Italy, as a celebration of long-standing support and dedication within the military spouse community.Combat Dining Ins are a well-established military tradition—a spirited twist on the formal

  • Viper Week strikes Aviano AB

    Airman 1st Class Maya Rhymer, 555th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew member, searches her toolbox in preparation for arming the aircraft during a competition at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 6, 2025. Aviano’s two fighter generation squadrons, the 555th and the 510th, went head-to-head in

  • Aviano AB Welcomes Brig. Gen. Roger Giraud

    U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Roger Giraud, Defense Health Network Europe director, treats a patient using a virtual reality set with the help of Staff Sgt. Oriana Moore, 31st Healthcare Operations Squadron pediatric technician, at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 6, 2025. The 31st Medical Group was the first