Story by Maj. Rachel N Salpietra | 31st Fighter Wing | 06.20.2025
The 31st Fighter Wing, based at Aviano Air Base, Italy, will participate in Anatolian Eagle 25, a multinational training exercise hosted in Konya, Türkiye, from June 23 to July 4. This premier event brings together NATO Allies to strengthen cohesion and provide participants with realistic combat training opportunities....
Story by Karen Abeyasekere | 100th Air Refueling Wing | 09.18.2024
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron and 510th Fighter Squadron, both Aviano Air Base, Italy, are here for an exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 11, 2024. The Triple Nickel and Buzzards F-16s arrived here in preparation for Cobra Warrior, a U.K. Royal Air Force-sponsored exercise focusing on operational to tactical high-end spectrum......
Story by Karen Abeyasekere | 100th Air Refueling Wing | 04.21.2023
U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcon from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, visit Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, April 12, 2023. The 510th FS, known as “Buzzards,” provides combat airpower on demand to U.S. and NATO combatant commanders, as well as the National Command Authority in order to meet National Security objectives. The unit performs air and space control......
Story by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew | 48th Fighter Wing | 08.08.2018
The 510th Fighter Squadron “Buzzards” completed a two-week flying training deployment to the United Kingdom August 6, 2018 at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England....
Story by Cory Bush | 31st Fighter Wing | 08.16.2017
In the center of Aviano Air Base sits the most important 8,539-foot stretch of concrete south of the Alps -- the flightline....
Story by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez | 31st Fighter Wing | 06.05.2015
After two weeks of training with more than 1,500 sorties flown, the multi-national air exercise, Arctic Challenge 2015, has come to an end here June 5, 2015. Airmen from Aviano Air Base, Italy, participated in the second Arctic Challenge Exercise with nine other nations....
Story by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez | 31st Fighter Wing | 06.01.2015
Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force commander visited Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing participating in Arctic Challenge Exercise 2015 here, June 1....
Story by 1st Lt. Allison Delury | 3d Audiovisual Squadron | 04.01.2015
At the invitation of the Estonian government, American pilots from the 510th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, have a unique opportunity to learn the value of the Forward Air Control (Airborne) mission with Estonians from Ämari Air Base and U.S. instructor pilots from Luke Air Force Base....
