April 9, 2024 Retired Gen. Tod D. Wolters: a leader among leaders U.S. Air Force retired Gen. Tod D. Wolters, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe and U.S. European Command commander, was inducted into the Order of the Sword at Centro di Catalogazione dei Magredi in San Quirino, Italy, April 9, 2024.
March 18, 2024 Italian air force Maj. Gen. Andrea Argieri speaks to students in ALS Italian air force Maj. Gen. Andrea Argieri, operations command chief of staff, spoke to students in the TSgt Adam K. Ginett Airman Leadership School at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 15, 2024.Argieri graduated as an honor student from the Italian Air Force Academy. Throughout his career, he has had a
March 1, 2024 RNLAF Conducts Mountain Flying Training at Aviano Two CH-47 Chinooks from the Royal Netherlands Air Force conduct mountain flying operations at Aviano Air Base Italy, Feb. 29, 2024.
Feb. 20, 2024 555th FS conducts training with Italian Eurofighter Typhoons 555th FS conducts training with Italian Eurofighter Typhoons at Aviano Air Base.
Nov. 17, 2023 A new Wyvern mission Amid a flurry of unrest in the middle east, tensions in southeast Asia and an ongoing war in Ukraine, the 31st Fighter Wing unveiled a revitalized mission statement during a commander’s call at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Nov. 17, 2023.
Oct. 10, 2023 Buzzards perform exercise Purple Reign at Aviano Air Base The 510th Fighter Squadron and 510th Fighter Generation Squadron participated in Purple Reign, a 72-hour internal Agile Combat Employment exercise, at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 2-4, 2023.For the 510th FGS, the exercise was an opportunity to determine the minimal equipment required to maintain
Oct. 5, 2023 Buzzards perform Integrated Combat Turns The 510th Fighter Squadron and 510th Fighter Generation Squadron perform Integrated Combat Turns at Aviano Air Base.
Sept. 25, 2023 Aviano RAPCON: Watching the Skies The Radar Approach Control team monitors the airspace around Aviano Air Base to safely launch and track Aviano assets.
Sept. 5, 2023 Forged on the flightline: The unbreakable bonds of the Buzzards camaraderie I had the opportunity to be part of an Agile Combat Employment movement with the 510th Fighter Squadron and the 510th Fighter Generation Squadron during a two-week exercise.The 510th FS and FGS were given a few days notice of their temporary duty (TDY) and had little to no information on where they