Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Keisler | 31st Fighter Wing | 05.21.2021
Tech. Sgt. Tanner Isom, 33rd Maintenance Group F-35 Lightning II crew chief, salutes and Italian air force F-35 pilot during Astral Knight 2021 (AK21) at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 21, 2021. Two F-35s assigned to the 32nd Wing, Amendola Air Base, Italy, were crossed-serviced during AK21, an integrated air and missile defense exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Keisler | 31st Fighter Wing | 05.21.2021
Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing Airmen train with an Italian air force (ITAF) member on F-35 Lightning II procedures during Astral Knight 2021 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 21, 2021. The members trained on topics such as petroleum, oil and lubricant processes and fire and egress procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Keisler | 31st Fighter Wing | 05.21.2021
U.S. Air Force and Italian air force members work together to inspect an ITAF F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 32nd Wing, Amendola Air Base, Italy, after a hot-pit refueling session at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 21, 2021. Two ITAF F-35s participated in Astral Knight 2021, an integrated air and missile defense exercise focused on defending key terrain, involving service members from Albania,......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Keisler | 31st Fighter Wing | 05.21.2021
‘Decker,’ Italian air force 13th Squadron commander, second from right, and ITAF Lt. Col. Riccardo Isoli, Comando Aeroporto Aviano chief of operations, second from left, and U.S. Air Force pilots pose for a photo in front of an ITAF F-35A Lightning II at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 21, 2021. Two F-35s assigned to the 32nd Wing, Amendola Air Base, Italy, participated in Astral Knight 2021,......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Keisler | 31st Fighter Wing | 05.21.2021
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Willson, 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-35 Lightning II crew chief, uses an infrared gun during a hot brake check for an Italian air force F-35A Lighting II assigned to the 32nd Wing, Amendola Air Base, Italy, during Astral Knight 2021 (AK21) at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 21, 2021. The infrared gun checks if the F-35’s brakes are less than 750......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Keisler | 31st Fighter Wing | 05.21.2021
An Italian air force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 32nd Wing, Amendola Air Base, Italy, is refueled during a hot-pit refueling session during Astral Knight 2021 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 21, 2021. Hot-pit refueling allows aircrew to land and keep their engines running while they refuel, before taking off to continue the next leg of their respective missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Keisler | 31st Fighter Wing | 05.21.2021
U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Michael Huegi, 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-35 Lightning II crew chief, prepares to perform ‘hot-pit’ operations on Italian air force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 32nd Wing, Amendola Air Base, Italy, during Astral Knight 2021 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 21, 2021. ‘Hot-pit’ procedures include interoperation servicing and refueling an aircraft......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Keisler | 31st Fighter Wing | 05.21.2021
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Willson, 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-35 Lightning II crew chief, pulls wheel chocks from an Italian air force (ITAF) F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 32nd Wing, Amendola Air Base, Italy, during Astral Knight 2021 (AK21) at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 21, 2021. The 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and various other U.S. Air Force maintenance......
