Members of the 31st Security Forces Squadron, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron, 31st Medical Group, and Italian air force security forces pose for a photo after Battle of the Badges during Police Week at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 15, 2025. Battle of the Badges is an annual event celebrating friendly competition between various badge-wearing agencies across the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brooke Rogers)
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — Members of the 31st Security Forces Squadron, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron, 31st Medical Group, and Italian air force security forces pose for a photo after Battle of the Badges during Police Week at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 15, 2025. Battle of the Badges is an annual event celebrating friendly competition between various badge-wearing agencies across the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brooke Rogers)
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By Staff Sgt Brooke Rogers
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs
U.S. Air Force personnel from the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron fire department compete in Battle of the Badges during Police Week at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 15, 2025. Battle of the Badges is an annual event celebrating friendly competition between various badge-wearing agencies across the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brooke Rogers)
Members of the Italian air force perform a fireman carry at the Battle of the Badges event during Police Week at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 15, 2025. Police Week is a time to recognize our Defenders, Special Agents, and Italian counterparts and honor those who lost their lives in the performance of their duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brooke Rogers)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 31st Medical Group reassemble weapons at the Battle of the Badges event during Police Week at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 15, 2025. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special recognition to law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brooke Rogers)
A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 31st Medical Group reassembles a weapon at the Battle of the Badges event during Police Week at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 15, 2025. Battle of the Badges is an annual event celebrating friendly competition between various badge-wearing agencies across the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brooke Rogers)
Members of the 31st Security Forces Squadron pose with a plaque after winning first place in the Battle of the Badges competition during Police Week at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 15, 2025. Battle of the Badges is an annual event celebrating friendly competition between various badge-wearing agencies across the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brooke Rogers)
Representatives from the 31st Security Forces Squadron, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron and 31st Medical Group judge the winner of the Battle of the Badges competition during Police Week at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 15, 2025. Participants competed in a series of timed challenges including a hose drag, weapon assembly, emergency medical response and other skills from various badge-wearing agencies across the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brooke Rogers)