31st FW sets up at Istrana Air Base for Exercise Fighting Wyvern

31st FW sets up at Istrana Air Base for Exercise Fighting Wyvern

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing set up a tent for Exercise Fighting Wyvern 23-02 at Istrana Air Base, Italy, Dec. 12, 2023. Initiatives such as Agile Combat Employment have helped shape how Airmen are trained, the resources the Air Force invests in, and how the 31st Fighter Wing works together with international partners and Allies to strengthen force posture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Bartoszek)

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31st FW sets up at Istrana Air Base for Exercise Fighting Wyvern

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing pull the roof onto a tent to set up for Exercise Fighting Wyvern 23-02 at Istrana Air Base, Italy, Dec. 12, 2023. Exercise Fighting Wyvern is the second of three exercises designed to practice Agile Combat Employment operations, a key operating concept for how the U.S. Air Force will fight in a modern, contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Jakel)

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31st FW sets up at Istrana Air Base for Exercise Fighting Wyvern

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing pull the roof on a tent to set up for Exercise Fighting Wyvern 23-02 at Istrana Air Base, Italy, Dec. 12, 2023. Fighting Wyvern was the first ever time the 31st Fighter Wing executed a full-scale exercise with the 56th and 57th Rescue Squadrons, the 606th Air Control Squadron, and the 510th Fighter Squadron all participating together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Jakel)

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31st FW sets up at Istrana Air Base for Exercise Fighting Wyvern

U.S. Air Force Airman from the 31st Fighter Wing throw a line over a tent to prepare the roof for set up for Exercise Fighting Wyvern 23-02 at Istrana Air Base, Italy, Dec. 12, 2023. The Agile Combat Employment initiative shifted the generation of airpower from large, centralized installations to networks of smaller, dispersed locations, or cluster bases, to increase survivability, complicate adversary planning, and gain an advantage over our opponents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Jakel)

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31st FW sets up at Istrana Air Base for Exercise Fighting Wyvern

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing prepare to roof a tent to set up for Exercise Fighting Wyvern 23-02 at Istrana Air Base, Italy, Dec. 12, 2023. Exercise Fighting Wyvern helped empower Airmen to discover creative and innovative solutions that create a more capable force ready to secure the base, generate combat air power, and be ready to deploy and fight from home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Jakel)

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31st FW sets up at Istrana Air Base for Exercise Fighting Wyvern

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing unfold the roof of a tent to set up for Exercise Fighting Wyvern 23-02 at Istrana Air Base, Italy, Dec. 12, 2023. Exercise Fighting Wyvern is the second of three exercises designed to exercise Agile Combat Employment operations in response to and within a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment, while concurrently executing integrated and joint base defense operations with Slovenia and Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Jakel)

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31st FW sets up at Istrana Air Base for Exercise Fighting Wyvern

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing carry parts of a tent to set up for Exercise Fighting Wyvern 23-02 at Istrana Air Base, Italy, Dec. 12, 2023. Exercise Fighting Wyvern helped empower Airmen to discover creative and innovative solutions that create a more capable force ready to secure the base, generate combat air power, and be ready to deploy and fight from home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Jakel)

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31st FW sets up at Istrana Air Base for Exercise Fighting Wyvern

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing prepare to set up a tent for Exercise Fighting Wyvern 23-02 at Istrana Air Base, Italy, Dec. 12, 2023. Fighting Wyvern is the second of three exercises designed to exercise Agile Combat Employment operations in response to and within a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment, while concurrently executing integrated and joint base defense operations with Slovenia and Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Bartoszek)

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31st FW sets up at Istrana Air Base for Exercise Fighting Wyvern

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing prepare to set up a tent for Exercise Fighting Wyvern 23-02 at Istrana Air Base, Italy, Dec. 12, 2023. Applying operational maneuver to already forward-deployed forces has increased survivability and generated more military options for the U.S. combined and joint forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Bartoszek)

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31st FW sets up at Istrana Air Base for Exercise Fighting Wyvern

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing set up a tent for Exercise Fighting Wyvern 23-02 at Istrana Air Base, Italy, Dec. 12, 2023. Continual collaboration and integration with our Allies and partners on Agile Combat Employment has improved the resilience and survivability of coalition airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Bartoszek)

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31st FW sets up at Istrana Air Base for Exercise Fighting Wyvern

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing set up tents for Exercise Fighting Wyvern 23-02 at Istrana Air Base, Italy, Dec. 12, 2023. The strategic partnership between the 31st Fighter Wing and Italy is built on a foundation of shared values, experiences and vision. A strong, interoperable NATO Alliance is key to promoting peace and stability in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Bartoszek)

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31st FW sets up at Istrana Air Base for Exercise Fighting Wyvern

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing put a stake in the ground as they set up for Exercise Fighting Wyvern 23-02 at Istrana Air Base, Italy, Dec. 12, 2023. Exercising Agile Combat Employment, or contingency basing operations, allowed the 31st Fighter Wing to be more agile in its execution of the mission, while also deterring aggressive actions from adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Bartoszek)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing set up a tent for Exercise Fighting Wyvern 23-02 at Istrana Air Base, Italy, Dec. 12, 2023. Continual collaboration and integration with our Allies and partners on Agile Combat Employment has improved the resilience and survivability of coalition airpower.