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  • Aviano AB Wing chief tours K9 Unit

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Hain, 31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs Apprentice, works with a military working dog on bite training during a K9 demonstration at Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 24, 2026. Military working dogs conduct explosive and drug searches, search and recoveries,

  • Aviano AB celebrates new food pantry opening

    Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing gave back to the community through a new food pantry program that was launched on May 4 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, to support service members and families facing food insecurity and financial hardship.

  • DAF announces 2024 Spark Tank winner

    A prototype F-16 Fighting Falcon cockpit collapsible ladder for agile combat employment and contingency operations emerged as the 2024 Spark Tank winner at the Pentagon.

  • Wyvern Warrior of the Week: Selena Petris

    This week’s Wyvern Warrior of the Week is Selena Petris, 31st Fighter Wing’s Ground Safety section traffic safety manager.Petris contributed greatly to the safety of Wyvern Nation through her efforts on the Wing Traffic Safety Program.

  • Third Air Force commander, command chief visit Aviano

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Derek France, Third Air Force commander, right, and his spouse Mrs. Amanda France, are briefed on the float pod inside of the 31st Medical Group Comprehensive Operational Medicine for Battle Ready Airmen clinic at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Nov. 22, 2022. The clinic houses

  • 31 AMXS creates Airmen for life

    Being an Airman isn’t just about joining the U.S. Air Force. This belief is what encouraged 31st Maintenance Group leadership to create the Airman 4 Life program, which aims to teach Airmen important life skills to prepare them for life outside of the military - whether that be at the end of a four

  • 31st Fighter Wing SERE operations and training

    Cool, yet crisp air hits your face as you go 25 mph per hour up a narrow white road, at an elevation of about 4,000 feet, searching for the pilots who are immersed in a Combat Survival training scenario.

  • Aviano Youth of the Year- Genavieve Osuna

    In the freezing cold winter, 15-year-old Chester Greenwood of Maine had enough of her ears being cold. So she decided to make a wire loop and asked her grandmother to sew fur onto the ends. She invented what we now know as earmuffs.

  • Leadership at a Geographically Separated Unit

    Air Force bases are designed to be self-contained communities with everything Airmen need to live and raise their families. Especially overseas, base amenities such as shopping centers, libraries, chapels, education centers, automotive centers and vet clinics help improve the quality of life for