July 23, 2021 555 FS, Bulgarian allies conclude Thracian Star 21 More than 150 personnel and eight F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, participated in Thracian Star 21, a Bulgarian air force-led exercise, at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, July 9-23, 2021.
July 12, 2021 555th FS kicks off Thracian Star 21, partners with Bulgarian allies U.S. Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, are participating in exercise Thracian Star 21 at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, from July 9-23, 2021.
June 18, 2021 510th FS concludes participation in African Lion U.S. Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing participated in exercise African Lion 21 at Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco, from June 7-18, 2021.
June 10, 2021 555th FS concludes participation in Falcon Strike 21 U.S. Airmen and six F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron participated in exercise Falcon Strike 21 at Amendola Air Base, Italy, from June 7-10, 2021.
June 7, 2021 Aviano Airman passes in motorcycle accident Technical Sergeant Joshua Owens, an Airman assigned to the 31st Logistical Readiness Squadron here, died following a single motorcycle accident in Cordignano on June 4th.
June 7, 2021 Falcon Strike 21 kicks off, 555th FS partners with multinational allies U.S. Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron are participating in exercise Falcon Strike 21 at Amendola Air Base, Italy, from June 7-15, 2021.
June 5, 2021 Aviano Airman dies, cause under investigation An Airman assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy, died on June 4th at approximately 9:30 PM.The cause of death is currently under investigation. “As a base and a community we are saddened to hear about this terrible loss ,” said Brig. Gen. Jason E. Bailey, 31st FW commander.
May 21, 2021 31 FW, multinational allies conclude Astral Knight 21 U.S. Airmen, F-16 Fighting Falcons, and HH-60 Pave Hawks assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing participated in exercise Astral Knight 21 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, and several locations throughout Europe from May 13-21, 2021.
May 13, 2021 31 FW supports Astral Knight 21, partners with NATO allies U.S. Airmen, F-16 Fighting Falcons, and HH-60 Pave Hawks assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing are participating in exercise Astral Knight 21 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, from May 13-21, 2021.
April 13, 2021 INIOCHOS 21 underway, 31st FW participates alongside multinational allies U.S. Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, are participating in exercise INIOCHOS 21 at Andravida Air Base, Greece, from April 12-22, 2021. The exercise is a Hellenic air force-sponsored operational and tactical level field training exercise,