Aviano – Visita alla base Militare

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DSCN118812 Nov. 2015 finalmente è arrivatto il momento della  visita guidata  all’aeroporto di Aviano, condotta da Salvatore Gentile, insieme a colleghi e amici del gruppo Ubi banca, abbiamo avuto il piacere di visitare la struttura militare e di vedere i famosi F16.

La base militare italiana viene utilizzata dall’USAF l’aeronautica militare statunitense,  si trova nel comune di Aviano, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, ai piedi delle Prealpi Carniche, circa 15 chilometri a nord di Pordenone. Nella base ha sede il 31st Fighter Wing dell’aeronautica militare statunitense, a sua volta parte dell’USAFE (United States Air Forces in Europe). La base, dal 1992 al 1º novembre del 2005, fu anche il quartier generale della Sixteenth Air Force, ora situata alla base aerea di Ramstein in Germania.  Quello di Aviano è uno dei più vecchi aeroporti militari italiani: venne infatti realizzato per le nascenti forze aeronautiche militari del Regno d’Italia nel 1911. Già nel 1910, a poca distanza, in località Comina, alla periferia di Pordenone, era sorta la prima scuola civile italiana di aviazione. Constatata l’esigenza di creare una nuova scuola di volo, dopo Centocelle, lo Stato Maggiore dell’Esercito decise di utilizzare le praterie di Aviano, caratterizzate da terreno pianeggiante, assenza di ostacoli ed ottime condizioni atmosferiche quale sede del nuovo aeroporto.

Posso dire che abbiamo trascorso una bella giornata all’interno della base in compagnia dei nostri soldati sempre gentili e premurosi nei nostri confronti. DSCN1186 un saluto a tutti !!!

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Allego alcune foto

 

FILE PHOTO - Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft like this one are deliverying food, supplies and medical troops for the people of Iraq.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron D. Allmon II)

FILE PHOTO – Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft like this one are deliverying food, supplies and medical troops for the people of Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron D. Allmon II)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron from Aviano Air Base, Italy, arrives at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. Aviano AB Airmen are at Kunsan AB for a 120-day deployment. This is the first time a U.S. Air Forces in Europe fighter unit has deployed to a Pacific Air Force base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darcie Ibidapo)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron from Aviano Air Base, Italy, arrives at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. Aviano AB Airmen are at Kunsan AB for a 120-day deployment. This is the first time a U.S. Air Forces in Europe fighter unit has deployed to a Pacific Air Force base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darcie Ibidapo)

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy--A 510th Fighter Squadron pilot takes off in an F-16 Fighting Falcon from Graf Ignattevo Airfield, Bulgaria, for a Combat training mission Oct. 17, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy–A 510th Fighter Squadron pilot takes off in an F-16 Fighting Falcon from Graf Ignattevo Airfield, Bulgaria, for a Combat training mission Oct. 17, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

 

A Mig-29 lands on Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, during exercise Nickel Javelin November 10, 2008. Nickel Javelin is a 26-day bilateral training exercise between the U.S. and Bulgarian Air Forces.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashley Wood)

A Mig-29 lands on Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, during exercise Nickel Javelin November 10, 2008. Nickel Javelin is a 26-day bilateral training exercise between the U.S. and Bulgarian Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashley Wood)

Capt. Kevin Di Falco, 510th Fighter Squadron pilot, taxies down the Aviano runway before taking off on a routine training mission May 5, 2009. This particular flight pushed aircraft tail number 2057 past its 7,000 flying hour-mark, which is a first in the Aviano F-16 Fighting Falcon fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)

Capt. Kevin Di Falco, 510th Fighter Squadron pilot, taxies down the Aviano runway before taking off on a routine training mission May 5, 2009. This particular flight pushed aircraft tail number 2057 past its 7,000 flying hour-mark, which is a first in the Aviano F-16 Fighting Falcon fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)

Airman 1st Class Benjamin Cristofich, 603rd Air Control Squadron radar maintainer, finishes an antenna-receiver interface check on an AN/TPS-75 Radar System at the squadron's compound Aug. 6, 2009. The 603rd ACS mission is to operate a mobile unit capable of providing radar control and surveillance within a designated area, to collect, display, and disseminate information of aerial activity and to provide radar coverage for the control of air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)

Airman 1st Class Benjamin Cristofich, 603rd Air Control Squadron radar maintainer, finishes an antenna-receiver interface check on an AN/TPS-75 Radar System at the squadron’s compound Aug. 6, 2009. The 603rd ACS mission is to operate a mobile unit capable of providing radar control and surveillance within a designated area, to collect, display, and disseminate information of aerial activity and to provide radar coverage for the control of air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon lands on the flight line after flying a sortie mission during a surge, Dec. 16, 2009 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The 31st Fighter Wing conducted the surge is to test sortie production capability; allowing the wing to test its support functions to the limits, simulate pilot's war-time flying rates, and helped plus up flying hours and sorties.  (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nadine Y. Barclay)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon lands on the flight line after flying a sortie mission during a surge, Dec. 16, 2009 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The 31st Fighter Wing conducted the surge is to test sortie production capability; allowing the wing to test its support functions to the limits, simulate pilot’s war-time flying rates, and helped plus up flying hours and sorties.
(U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nadine Y. Barclay)

Maj. Paul Anderson, 555th Fighter Squadron, F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, ensures he has all the required equipment for flight during a routine Honorary Squadron Commanders Incentive flight, April 30. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

Maj. Paul Anderson, 555th Fighter Squadron, F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, ensures he has all the required equipment for flight during a routine Honorary Squadron Commanders Incentive flight, April 30.
(U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

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