News Feb. 12: Thursday Feb 11 and Friday Feb 12, 2010, 555th FS returned from Zaragoza AB, Spain, after 3 weeks TDY      #       Wednesday Jan. 20, 2010, Col. Adrian "Kermit" Ponè, former 510th FS Commander, is passed away due a car accident near Ferrara, Italy      #       Tuesday Jan. 19, 2010, 510th FS departed to USA for a TDY & Green Flag      #       Tuesday Oct. 13, 2009, all 4 F-16CMs of 20th FW temporary loan to 31st FW have left Aviano en route Shaw AFB, SC     #     Friday Sept. 18, 2009, Col. Charles Q. Brown JR, 31st FW commander, has been promoted to Brig. Gen.      #      Tuesday June 30, 2009, Lt.Col. Gregory "Spartacus" Sarakatsannis has replaced Lt.Col. (selected Col.) Lance "Spike" Landum as 510th FS Commander     #      Tuesday June 09, 2009, Col. (select. Brig. Gen) Charles Q. Brown JR replaced Brig. Gen. Craig Franklin as 31st FW Commander     #     June 2009 Col. Patrick McClelland has replace Col. Michael Gantt as 31st FW/CV     #     Tuesday May 19, 2009, Col. Patrick "Monk" Miller has replaced Col. Thomas Gould as 31st OG Commander     #     6 F-16s from 52nd FW are temporary loan to 31st FW     #     Tuesday March 24, F-16CM 89-2102 released 2 external fuel tanks due the engine problem after the take off, first one crashed on the street, second one crashed over the garage, no injured on the ground, F-16 landed safely     #     Saturday Feb. 14, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, visited Aviano AB     #     Friday June 20, 2008, Lt.Col. Robert P. Winkler has replaced Lt.Col. Clay W. Hall as 555th FS Commander     #     Saturday Jan. 26, 2008 are arrived 2 new F-16s, s/n 89-2008 & 89-2096, assigned to 31st FW ex 524th FS at Cannon AFB, NM, the third additional F-16CG s/n 88-0510 is arrived probably on Feb. 20-22    #     Thursday Nov. 08, 2007 an U.S.Army UH-60 of 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment det. in Aviano AB, is crashed in the Piave River near Santa Lucia di Piave, Treviso, Italy, during the training mission, unfortunately 2 U.S.Army pilots and 4 31FW airman aboard were killed, other 5 aboard were injured     #     F-16CG s/n 88-0529, 510th FS, is crashed Tuesday Sept. 18, 2007 around 06.30 p.m. near Soramae' in Val di Zoldo, Belluno, Italy, during a high-altitude training mission, pilot ejected safely, no injured on the ground     #