In 1954 the Italian and American governments signed a joint use agreement and by 1955, HQ United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) had moved its Italian operations from Udine to Aviano. The base went through a period of hosting rotational fighter squadrons. With the declining use of the Italian live fire range, the rotational squadrons became a thing of the past. Aviano became a war reserve material storage base and played a big part in Desert Storm. In 1992, HQ 16th Air Force and the 401st Fighter Wing moved from Torrejon Air Base, Spain to Aviano. The Wing became home to two F-16 fighter squadrons, the 510th FS and the 555th FS. Both squadrons relocated from Ramstein AB in 1994 and redesignated. The wing was redesignated from the 401st Fighter Wing to the 31st Fighter Wing in 1994 as Aviano took on permanently based aircraft for the first time in over 50 years. The base currently performs a NATO mission with close coordination with Italian personnel. International relations Aviano is twinned with: Larissa, Greece People Marco d'Aviano (1631-1699), Capuchin friar confessor of Emperor Leopold I of Austria, was born in Aviano, in the hamlet of Villotta. Fabio Rossitto (1971), former football player in Italia Serie A and in the Italian national team. Amy Adams (1974), American actress who lived for nine years in Aviano; after this experience she named her daughter Aviana. Luca Manfè, winner of MasterChef US season 4 References External links Official website Aviano 31st Fighter Wing Aviano American High School Alumni Aviano Blog (Blog about stores, restaurants, and events surrounding Aviano AB) Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia