U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing showcase their missions and holiday spirt at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Dec. 23, 2025. The holidays offered Airmen and families time to recharge and connect, reinforcing the morale, balance and shared culture essential to sustaining the 31st FW’s mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Tyrique Barquet, Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek, Senior Airman Zachary Jakel and Airman 1st Class Antone Williams)
The 31st Maintenance Group Country Teams received the 2025 Secretary of War Sustainment, Train, Advise, and Assist Award for strengthening partner-nation maintenance capabilities and enhancing NATO readiness across Europe throughout 2025.
The Country Teams, a section of the 31st MXG, is composed of 20 Airmen that specialize in providing support to seven specific partner nations.
The 57th Rescue Squadron participated in exercise Saber Junction 25 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany Aug. 14 - 21, 2025.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Paul Moga, Third Air Force commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason Trickey, Third Air Force command chief, were welcomed by the 31st Fighter Wing for an immersion tour at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Sept. 8-10, 2025.
