31St OG (USAFE)
AVIANO AFB
ITALIA
28Th July 2009
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.
Three Squadrons have their home taken the Aviano base. The 510th Fighter Squadron and the 555th Fighter Squadron, both equipped with the General Dynamics F-16 CG/DG Fighting Falcon. The 56th Rescue Squadron provides a rapidly-deployable, worldwide combat rescue and reaction force response utilizing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters.
General Dynamics F-16C Block 40E "Fighting Falcon" United States - US Air Force (USAF)
During the visit to Aviano at the 510th it was possible to photograph the airplanes in transit. On all the airplanes the new logos of the Air Force Giordana are visible. All F-16s are configured in two places (F-16BM) and after a stop in the nearby Souda Bay base in Crete they will arrive in their new home near Amman. With an agreement signed in 2007 between Jordan, Belgium and the Netherlands 22 General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon models A and B were sold under the Peace Falcon III and IV programs to the Air Force Giordana. All aircraft updated with the MLU (Mid Life Update Block 20) package will allow Jordan a new air defense capability.
GALLERY
GALLERY Transit Royal Jordanian Air Force
