A video highlighting the 31st Maintenance Squadron’s External Fuel Tank Build-Up Exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 11-12, 2026. The exercise trained Mission Ready Airmen from multiple Air Force specialty codes to assemble external fuel tanks for F-16 Fighting Falcons. Expanding this capability across the maintenance workforce increased the 31st Fighter Wing’s operational flexibility, allowing Aircraft Fuel Systems Airmen to support forward-deployed operations while preserving the wing’s combat capability during real-world contingencies. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Richard Rubio II)
| Date Taken: | 08.19.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.20.2026 10:16 |
| Category: | Newscasts |
| Video ID: | 1019419 |
| VIRIN: | 260819-F-WT341-1001 |
| Filename: | DOD_111912777 |
| Length: | 00:00:49 |
| Location: | AVIANO AIR BASE, IT |
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