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Aviano Air Base (IATA: AVB, ICAO: LIPA) (Italian: Base aerea di Aviano) is a base in northeastern Italy, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.It is located in the Aviano municipality, at the foot of the Carnic Pre-Alps or Southern Carnic Alps, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Pordenone.
The 31st Operations Group was reactivated in late October 1991 at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida.The 31st Tactical Fighter Wing received new equipment the previous March in the form of Block 40 F-16C/D Fighting Falcons and in October of that year the wing resumed its original title (one month short of 44 years since the unit had formed) of 31st Fighter Wing, with the 31 OG as its flying ...
The 57th Rescue Squadron is part of the 31st Operations Group, 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy.As part of the 31st Operations Group it conducts pararescue operations in support of higher command directives, at times utilizing HH-60G Pave Hawk and Lockheed HC-130 Hercules aircraft flown by other rescue squadrons such as the 56th Rescue Squadron, also based at Aviano.
In December 1990, MALS-14 FWD was transferred to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing for duty to support Marine Aircraft Group 13 (MAG-13) at King Abdul Aziz Naval Base, Saudi Arabia. The support provided to MAG-13 FWD contributed to the group having the highest aircraft readiness rates for a Marine unit in SWA throughout Operation Desert Storm .
The 56th Rescue Squadron is part of the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy. [2] The squadron was previously assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, England. It operates HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters conducting search and rescue missions.
The activation ceremony was held at Aviano Air Base and was officiated by then-Battalion Commander of the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne). [2] The Unit previously supported the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) as the Aerial Delivery Support Platoon as part of HHC, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne).
With the declining use of the Italian live fire range, the rotational squadrons became a thing of the past. Aviano became a war reserve material storage base and played a big part in Desert Storm. In 1992, HQ 16th Air Force and the 401st Fighter Wing moved from Torrejon Air Base, Spain to Aviano. The Wing became home to two F-16 fighter ...
The 31st Fighter Wing (31 FW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe major command and the Third Air Force.It is stationed at Aviano Air Base, Italy, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base run by the Italian Air Force.