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  • Aviano AB celebrates Annual Awards 2025

    31st Fighter Wing Annual Awards winners stand on stage at the end of the ceremony at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. Participants on stage closed the ceremony singing the Air Force song together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephan Bang)

  • Aviano AB hosts Key Support Liaison Symposium

    U.S. Air Force Key Support Liaison advisors answer questions as part of a peer panel during the KSL Symposium at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. The event brought together Key Support Liaisons and Key Support mentors to facilitate discussions on strengthening best practices and support

  • Aviano Air Base Hosts Joint Military Commission 54

    AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — Senior leaders from the United States military and the Italian armed forces gathered at Aviano Air Base for the biannual Joint Military Commission January 14 - 15, 2026, reinforcing the long-standing partnership between the two nations and reaffirming their shared commitment

  • U.S. Air Force F-16s execute Agile Combat Employment capabilities in Romania

    Two U.S. Air Force F-16s assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy, conducted routine Agile Combat Employment operations while training along Europe’s Eastern Flank at Campia Turzii, Romania, Dec 3., demonstrating the United States’ ability to project and sustain combat airpower

  • 31 FW enhances Allied interoperability during Exercise Poggio Dart 25

    A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing takes off to participate in Exercise Poggio Dart at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Dec. 1, 2025. PODA25 provided a crucial opportunity to implement the Agile Combat Employment concept, a priority for Allied Air Command, demonstrated

  • U.S. and Italian air forces conduct MARE with local first responders

    U.S. and Italian air force personnel walk together as they prepare to begin a Major Accident Response Exercise in San Quirino, Italy, June 26, 2025. A MARE is a training exercise simulating a major accident or incident to test emergency response capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt.