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  2. Aviano Air Base - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. Aviano - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Italy

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    This is a category of airfields used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II located in Italy. These were used primarily as tactical airfields by Twelfth Air Force during the Italian Campaign, and as strategic bombing airfields by Fifteenth Air Force, attacking enemy industrial and economic targets in the Balkans; Eastern Europe; Austria and Germany.

  5. 16th Air Expeditionary Wing - Wikipedia

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    The wing headquarters was located at Aviano Air Base, Italy.It operated from expeditionary sites at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo; Camp Able Sentry, Macedonia; Sarajevo and Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia; Taszar Air Base, Hungary; Zagreb, Croatia and Naval Air Station Sigonella and San Vito Air Station, Italy; in addition to a contingency processing center at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany.

  6. Category:Italian airbases - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF ... move to sidebar hide. Help. Italy portal; Pages in category "Italian airbases" ... Amendola Air Base; Aviano Air Base; B. Bari Karol ...

  7. 601st Quartermaster Company - Wikipedia

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    The 601st Quartermaster Company is an Aerial Delivery Support Company of the United States Army based in Aviano, Italy. It is a subordinate unit of the 173rd Support Battalion (United States) . The members are primarily Parachute Riggers who are responsible for the packing, storage, maintenance and issuing of both personnel and heavy drop ...

  8. 31st Fighter Wing - Wikipedia

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    The wing traces its lineage to its activation on 20 November 1947, first designated as the 31st Fighter Wing, and stationed at Turner Airfield, Georgia. Since then, the wing has been stationed at George Air Force Base, California and Homestead Air Force Base, Florida, until finally coming to Aviano Air Base, Italy in April 1994. [4]

  9. 8th Air Support Operations Squadron - Wikipedia

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    The 8th Air Support Operations Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit that was last stationed at Aviano Air Base, Italy.Its first predecessor served during World War II, participating in the amphibious landings in Normandy on D-Day as the 8th Tactical Air Communications Squadron.