31st CES and ITAF protect Aviano AB during Exercise Fighting Wyvern 25-01

An “Explosives” sign cautions people of possible danger during Exercise Fighting Wyvern 25-02 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 11, 2025. The exercise was designed to test the 31 FW’s ability to generate, employ and sustain combat power in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment

31st CES EOD wins AF level award; leads the way

The 31st Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight received the 2021 Senior Master Sergeant Gerald J. Stryzak Award for their distinguished achievements.

31st CES holds immersion with Wyvern families

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jenny Gibson, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron commander, shares her experiences during a 31st CES immersion at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 24, 2022. U.S. Air Force Airmen in different 31st CES sections held an immersion with Wyvern families to showcase the operations within

EOD conducts Threat Assessment Training Couse

Always ready: Wyvern EOD

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jordan Burger, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team leader, puts safety pins on an F-16 Fighting Falcon to secure the aircraft during a training session at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 23, 2021. The training session simulated an in-flight

Best and Bravest: Aviano EOD

A job for the best and bravest, they do what needs to be done to keep others safe. “Who are they" you might ask?

Exceptional Leader Spotlight: Reflection from the beginning

Looking into the mirror are you satisfied with the reflection gazing back, are you where you want to be?

Exceptional Leader Spotlight: The mirror of leadership

Looking through the rear-view mirror offers a good glance back for one to determine how far they have come, but one must always look at the present reflection to prepare for the roads ahead.

First EOD Airman earns invite to Ranger School

Since the inception of Ranger training in 1950, only a handful of Airmen are allotted to attend the school annually and less than 300 Airmen have completed the 61-day course. Staff Sgt. Lee Cundiff, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, will be the first EOD Airman to