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  • The 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit built a new kitchen at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 14, 2020. The 56th HMU opened a new support section, crew chief and specialist office, productions office, kitchen, full bathroom, and a locker room with showers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever)

    56th HMU sets roots in Aviano

    From Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, the 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit has finally finished setting down roots at Aviano Air Base, Italy.
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Christopher L. Clark, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, video chats with the family of Airman 1st Class Luke Kohout, 31st AMXS crew chief, to celebrate his acceptance to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy at Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 9, 2020. The academy offers courses in flying, navigation, soaring and parachuting, building from basic skills to instructor duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Thomas S. Keisler IV)

    56th HMU Airman accepted to U.S. Air Force Academy

    The U.S. Air Force Academy isn’t just a premier education establishment. It's an unparalleled academic and military institution that provides young men and women with rewarding opportunities to transform into the leaders of tomorrow.
  • A letter is displayed on a desk at Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 1, 2020. Nine-year-old Leah, daughter of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Aaron Peterson, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit, section chief, wrote the thank you letter to Aviano Commissary employees. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever)

    Silent superheroes

    “I was choked up, filled with emotions that a nine year old girl took the time to write the commissary a letter,” said Ruben Nadal, commissary officer and store director at Aviano Air Base, Italy. “Not only was this month special to her as she celebrated her birthday during this difficult time, but she thought of all the commissary workers as ‘SUPERHEROES!’”
  • U.S Air Force Airman James Eyler, a crew chief from the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit, washes under an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 22, 2019. The primary mission of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations within hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever).

    Because every detail counts at the 56th HMU

    U.S Air Force Airman James Eyler, a crew chief from the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit, washes under an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 22, 2019. The primary mission of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations within hostile
  • U.S Air Force Senior Airman Mason R. Cardounel, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit electronic warfare journeyman, looks out a window, Sept. 11, 2019, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. People investing their time to build trust is a way to deliberately care for, support, and connect with one another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever).

    Suicide Prevention: Talking about it is the hard part

    Death leaves a heartache that is often difficult to heal from, because it can be tough to forget someone who gave so much to remember.
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