31st Fighter Wing – The Aviationist

57th Rescue Squadron Performs Rare Jump Onto Aviano Airbase

February 21, 2018 David Cenciotti 0

With the support of C-130J aircraft from the 86th Airlift Wing, 57th Rescue Squadron made a rare jump onto Aviano airbase. Although it is scheduled to complete the move, along with the 56th, from RAF […]

A close-up look at the 31FW F-16s performing strafing runs at Ft. Irwin National Training Cent

March 23, 2016 David Cenciotti 10

A detailed analysis of a 510FS training mission at Ft. Irwin. On the afternoon of Feb. 24, The Aviationist’s contributor Eric Rosenwald photographed a flight of two USAF F-16C fighters as they practiced low-altitude strafe […]

U.S. has just deployed 14 F-16s to Estonia

March 22, 2015 David Cenciotti 10

31st Fighter Wing F-16s have deployed to Estonia, to participate in bilateral training with the Estonian air force. On Mar. 20, 14 F-16 Fighting Falcon jets, with the 510th Fighter Squadron of the 31st Fighter […]

More U.S. F-16s have just deployed to Poland amid Ukraine crisis

September 5, 2014 David Cenciotti 1

Six Aviano F-16s have deployed to Lask, in Poland, for an “exercise” Seven U.S. Air Force F-16 and about 150 military belonging to the 31st Fighter Wing, from Aviano airbase, Italy, have deployed to Lask […]

A quick look at Aviano airbase’s F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole jets

April 15, 2014 Dario Leone 2

Based at Aviano airbase, in northeast Italy, the 31st Fighter Wing mobilized its squadrons deploying their F-16s to Poland in response to Ukrainian Crisis. “The noise you hear is the sound of freedom”. This catchphrase […]