31st FW F-16s conduct live-fire exercise in the UK

For the first time in 14 years, the US Air Force’s (USAF's) 31st Fighter Wing had the opportunity to conduct F-16C Fighting Falcon air-to-air live-fire training employment within the US Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa (USAFE) area of responsibility, between July 9-16. Five F-16s and 36 US airmen assigned to the 510th Fighter Squadron (FS) ‘Buzzards’ and 555th FS ‘Triple Nickel’ at Aviano Air Base, Italy, conducted live fire air-to-air missile launches with UK-based F-15E Strike Eagles