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  • Aviano demonstrates readiness in Exercise Fighting Wyvern 25-01

    The 31st Fighter Wing led an international Combat Readiness Exercise, Fighting Wyvern 25-01, from March 3-14 to enhance agile combat employment capabilities and strengthen U.S. interoperability with Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. The exercise was designed to test the 31 FW’s ability to generate,

  • 31st Fighter Wing AFCOCOMP

    The 31st Fighter Wing Air Force Combat Operations Competition team competed at Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 29, 2024.

  • 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

  • 31st OSS Airmen train on contingency response procedures

    Senior Airman John Kendall, 31st Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, places a light down on the flightline during a training session at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 10, 2022. The members used a Phantom AZL-15 lighting kit to simulate landing zones for a variety of aircraft

  • 31 FW conducts ACE training during Agile Wyvern

    U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and Airmen assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, participated in exercise Agile Wyvern alongside the Slovenian Armed Forces at Cerklje ob Krki Air Base, Slovenia, Sept. 7-10.

  • 31st SFS participate in readiness exercise during Agile Wyvern

    U.S. Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade jump out of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during exercise Agile Wyvern at Cerklje ob Krki Air Base, Slovenia, Sept. 8, 2021. Sky Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment “The Rock,” merged with the 31st Fighter Wing’s Agile

  • U.S., Slovenian Armed Forces partner in bilateral exercise

    U.S. Air Force and Slovenian Armed Forces leaders met to discuss bilateral operations and interoperability during a visit at Cerklje ob Krki Air Base, Slovenia, Sept. 9.Gen. Jeff Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, and Brig. Gen. Jason E. Bailey, commander, 31st

  • 31 FW, 48 FW conduct live fire air-to-air training employment

    For the first time in 14 years, the 31st Fighter Wing had the opportunity to conduct F-16C Fighting Falcon air-to-air live fire training employment within the United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa (USAFE) area of responsibility, July 9-16, 2021.

  • 31st FW conducts ACE dispersal exercise

    In addition to participating in an Agile Combat Employment dispersal exercise, F-16s from the 510th FS also deployed to Germany for exercise Agile Fury with the 480th FS and the German air force’s 74th Tactical Air Force Wing.