The 31st Civil Engineering Squadron's fire department practiced putting out a flaming aircraft during Fighting Wyvern 25-01 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 12, 2025. This combat readiness exercise directly reflected the base's mission to secure the base, generate combat airpower and be ready to deploy and fight from home.
When a U.S. Air Force pararescueman set out on a skiing trip in the Alps, he wasnât expecting to put his training to the test. But when he came across an injured skier, instinct and experience took over as a routine day on the slopes evolved into a moment of lifesaving action.
On Jan 17., Senior Airman Sebastian dâAlton assisted in the life saving measures of a skier by applying a tourniquet and packing the skiers wound until a...