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  • For us, by us: Aviano AB kicks off 2026 AFAF Campaign

    AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- The annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicked off at Aviano Air Base, Italy, running from April 6th to May 22nd, 2026. This vital, “For us, by us,” initiative is the only authorized workplace fundraising campaign for the Department of the Air Force and provides

  • 31st FSS competes for prestigious Gen. Curtis E. LeMay Award

    Aviano Air Base’s 31st Force Support Squadron has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Gen. Curtis E. LeMay Award for the best large installation FSS in the U.S. Air Force.Named after U.S. Air Force Gen. Curtis LeMay, fifth Chief of Staff of the Air Force, this distinguished award

  • Aviano Rescue Squadrons train in the High North

    Airmen from Aviano Air Base’s 56th Rescue and Rescue Generation Squadrons and the 57th Rescue Squadron participated in Exercise Cold Response 26, a Norwegian-led training exercise designed to prepare NATO forces to operate effectively together in extreme cold-weather environments.

  • NISRF leadership learns about Aviano AB’s mission during immersion tour

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John B. Creel, NATO Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force commander, and Chief Master Sergeant William Nabokowski, NISRF senior enlisted leader, pose for a group photo with 31st FW leadership at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 9, 2026. The visit offered a

  • Col. Nathan Schwamburger visits 31 FW

    From left, U.S. Air Force Col. Nathan Schwamburger, 779th Medical Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Troy Novak, Chief, Medical Support Division, is briefed by U.S. Air Force Maj. Ronny Bowman, 31st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron optometrist, and Senior Airman Kasey Stewart, 31st

  • 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