Aviano After Dark: 31 OSS air traffic controllers

Photo By Staff Sgt. Austin Harvill | U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Meagen Olah, 31st Operations Support Squadron air traffic control watch supervisor, monitors the night skies Dec. 2, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Controllers determine who can enter Aviano’s air space and subsequently clear pilots for landings and takeoffs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill)  

AVIANO AIR BASE, ITALY

12.02.2015

Story by Senior Airman Austin Harvill  

31st Fighter Wing

U.S. Air Force and Italian air traffic controllers from the 31st Operations Support Squadron monitor Aviano’s air space and track all aircraft, direct air traffic and identify potential threats.

Additionally, air traffic control Airmen work around the clock with their Italian counterparts to coordinate operations across Italy and beyond.

• Date Taken: 12.02.2015
• Date Posted: 12.04.2015 12:12
• Story ID: 183489
• Location: AVIANO AIR BASE, IT