May 22, 2017 Pilot hits milestone, reaches 2,000 flight hours Lt. Col. Vince O’Connor surpassed the 2,000-hour mark for flying May 19, 2017. O'Connor is deployed out of Aviano Air Base, Italy, and is currently delivering airpower in support of operations within the Central Command area-of-responsibility.
April 27, 2017 ‘Triple Nickel’ returns to Afghanistan, continues counterterrorism operations Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, from Aviano Air Base, Italy, deployed to Afghanistan in support of the premiere counterterrorism wing.