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46° 1' 51.96'' N 12° 35' 47.04'' E | Aviano, Friuli-Venezia Giulia | ICAO: LIPA | IATA: AVB | Elevation: 413 feet |

19-Jan-25 - US Air Force 56th Rescue Squadron (56 RQS) at Aviano Air Base in Italy has begun transitioning to the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II new combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter that replaces the HH-60G Pave Hawk #Aviano
24-Mar-22 - US Air Force 56th Rescue Squadron Pave Hawk helicopters alongside its PJs all based out of Aviano, Italy training in Romania with British Royal Marines and Romanian special forces
14-Oct-21 - After 30 years of service and 9,362.4 flight hours the US Air Force retires the Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk #26212 which served in Kirtland, Keflavik, Lakenheath and finally in Aviano. Will now be used as gate guardian in front of the 56th Rescue Squadron, building 7300 #PaveHawk
19-Jul-20 - US Air Force 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit (56th HMU) completed move to new base at Aviano Air Base, Italy from RAF Lakenheath, UK. The technical support specialists maintains the 56th Rescue Squadron (56 RQS) HH-60G Pave Hawks flying #Aviano
17-Dec-19 - USAF HC-130J Combat King II from 79th Rescue Squadron (RQS) and HH-60G from 56th RQS which relocated to Aviano last year, trained aerial refueling in Southern Europe #AerialRefueling
15-May-18 - US Air Force Europe rescue squadrons, the 56th RQS flying the HH-60G Pave Hawk with their PJ associate unit 57th RQS moved from RAF Lakenheath to Aviano, Italy as announced in November 2015
05-Nov-15 - U.S. Air Force announced that 56th and 57th Rescue Squadrons (RQS), 5 HH-60G and PJs respectively totalling 350 personnel, from RAF Lakenheath, UK are relocating to Aviano Air Base, Italy in 2017
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