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Aviano Air Base
Part of United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)
Located near: Aviano, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Coordinates	46°01′53″N 012°35′49″E / 46.03139°N 12.59694°E / 46.03139; 12.59694 (Aviano AB)
Built	1911
In use	1954-Present
Controlled by	United States Air Force
Garrison	31st Fighter Wing (USAF)
Commanders	Brig. Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr.

Aviano Air Base is an Air Force Base of the USA, located in the North-Eastern part of Italy. The exact region�s name is Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and the near-by city�s name is Aviano. The base was named after this community which finds itself in the proximity of the base. Aviano is home to the 31st Fighter Wing, the division which gives the base its primary mission of "conducting local and expeditionary operations". The Air Base acts under the rule of the NATO. The base has been in use since 1911, just before the First World War broke out. The present-day Commander is Brigadier General Craig A. Franklin.

US paratroopers at NATO air base in Aviano, Italy, in a training exercise

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