• Airman 1st Class Jawan Dial, 31st Force Support Squadron assistant sports director, explains the contents of unitized group rations to Lt. Col. Brian Robertson, 606th Air Control Squadron commander, outside Pula, Croatia, May 28, 2019. The 31st FSS provided food services to the 606th ACS during exercise Astral Knight 19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Cusimano)

    31st Force Support Squadron flexes field capability in support of Astral Knight 19

    In the middle of exercises like Astral Knight 19, a joint, multinational exercise designed to test Europe and NATO’s integrated air and missile defense, your next meal often becomes a low priority.
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, U.S Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander, spoke at Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 4, 2019. While visiting, Basham discussed key topics, such as the participation in multinational exercises that enhances the professional relationships and improves overall coordination with allies and partner militaries during times of crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Dechane).

    Exercise Astral Knight 2019 boasts multinational relations

    Senior leaders, Italian Air Force Maj. Gen. Silvano Frigerio, Combat Force Commander, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, U.S Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander, Brig. Gen. Mato Mikic, Croatian Air Force commander, and Maj. Gen. Alenka Ermenc, Slovenia chief of defense, visited Aviano Air Base, Italy as part of Astral Knight 2019, June 4.
  • An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron takes off on the first day of Astral Knight 19 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, on June 3, 2019. Astral Knight is a multinational integrated air and missile defense exercise involving forces from the U.S., Italy, Croatia and Slovenia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caleb House)

    Astral Knight 2019: Enhancing regional security

    U.S. Military Forces in Europe work closely with coalition forces from Croatia, Italy and Slovenia to execute Astral Knight 2019, at Aviano Air Base, Italy, and various locations across Europe, June 3, 2019.
  • Senior Airman Jordan Boddie, 606th Air Control Squadron vehicular maintenance journeyman, takes meter readings from a generator at Pula Airport, Croatia, May 28, 2019. When the 606th deploys, generators like these can support an entire radar site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tory Cusimano)

    606th Air Control Squadron engaged and ready to support Astral Knight 2019

    The day started at 5:30 a.m. on May 23, 2019, a crisp spring morning at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The rising sun had barely crested the horizon as vehicle engines roared to life inside the 606th Air Control Squadron’s compound. Headlights buzzed on, and row by row, the vehicles rolled past a small crowd of smiling 31st Fighter Wing leadership gripping coffee cups in one hand and waving goodbye with the other.
  • An F-35A Lightning II conducts daily operations during a Theater Security Package at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 29, 2019.

    F-35A Lightning II fly at Aviano Air Base

  • Striving to be the Air Force’s most combat ready go-to Fighter Wing is no small feat. Day in and day out, members of Aviano Air Base from a variety of mission sets and ranks work together toward rapid readiness throughout the base’s surety enterprise.

    Exceptional Leader Spotlight: 2nd Lt. Nicolas Capriato

    First by finding a love for sports, then by joining the U.S. Air Force, and finally, developing the family he always longed for, he rose from the ashes to become an exceptional leader.
  • A joint service color guard marches away from the ceremony at the Florence American Cemetery Memorial Day event in Florence, Italy on May 27, 2019. The color guard carried the flags of the United States, Italy and the U. S. European Command Headquarters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caleb House)

    Memorial Day 2019

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy attended the Florence American Cemetery Memorial Day event on May 27, 2019.
  • Staff Sgt. Trevor McClelland, an instructor from Airman Leadership School, and Anthony Warner, an Arms Control Compliance Officer from the 31st Fighter Wing, host a Men’s Positivity Conversations event, here May 21. The event discussed topics such as dating, living healthy lifestyles, and ideas to help bring positive influences into everyday life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Dechane).

    MEN’S POSITIVITY CONVERSATIONS

    Two black chairs sat on top of the beige stage, with blue curtains hanging from behind. Music played from a speaker, welcoming everyone into the “Conversations.”
  • This week’s Wyvern Warrior is Tech. Sgt. David Walker, advanced medium-range air-to-air missile section Chief at the 31st Munitions Squadron at Aviano AB, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Waggoner).

    Wyvern Warrior - Tech. Sgt. David Walker

    This week’s Wyvern Warrior is Tech. Sgt. David Walker, advanced medium-range air-to-air missile Section Chief at the 31st Munition Squadron at Aviano AB, Italy.
  • Participants were required to do burpees for each answer they got wrong during a quiz while taking part in the Police Week Combat Challenge that pit security forces Airmen against Joint International Non Commissioned Officers Development Course on May 15, 2019 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. A burpee is a four-count full body exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caleb House)

    Joint International Non Commissioned Officer Development Course

    Aviano Air Base held a Joint International Non Commissioned Officer Development Course from May 15-17, 2019. It was a three-day course consisting of classes and workshops as well as a combat challenge. JINDC is designed to integrate the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Italian Air Force service members to grow skills in teamwork and communication. This is the second year the course has been held.
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