https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil Spangdahlem Air Base News RSS Feed en-us Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:19:19 GMT Sat, 16 Jan 2021 02:58:35 GMT https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1720955/gavyn-sanford-celebration-of-life-ceremony/ <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2018/Dec/26/2002075769/82/55/0/181221-F-YU906-0019.JPG' alt='A photo of Gavyn Sanford, son of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Latora Sanford, 52nd Operations Support Squadron airfield management supervisor, and Gene Sanford, 52nd Force Support Squadron cook, is displayed during a celebration of life ceremony at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Dec. 21, 2018. Friends, family and coworkers were in attendance to honor and celebrate the life of Gavyn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)' /> <br /> Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:19:19 GMT Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1720955/gavyn-sanford-celebration-of-life-ceremony/ Families https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1442479/fit-family-fun-day-shows-families-how-to-move/ <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2018/Feb/15/2001878327/82/55/0/180210-F-OT290-0169.JPG' alt='Pfledderer and her daughter led a beginners yoga class during the event to teach various relaxation techniques.' /> <br /> Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:28:57 GMT DoD News https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1442479/fit-family-fun-day-shows-families-how-to-move/ Families https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/755287/explore-the-eifel-2016-tours/ The following events throughout May, June and July comprise the 12th annual Explore the Eifel<br/> Tue, 03 May 2016 13:29:01 GMT Staff Reports https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/755287/explore-the-eifel-2016-tours/ Community Happenings Off Duty Families Local and Travel https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729655/explore-the-eifel-kicks-off-april-28/ Airmen assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing and their families are invited to explore and learn about<br/> Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:26:07 GMT Staff Reports https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729655/explore-the-eifel-kicks-off-april-28/ Community Happenings Families Local and Travel https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729693/get-out-and-vote/ It's election time, and being overseas doesn't disqualify you from participating. Whatever your<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/24/2000322338/82/55/0/100910-F-1234M-001.JPG' alt='Air Force graphic' /> <br /> Wed, 10 Feb 2016 14:59:49 GMT Staff Sgt. Chad Warren https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729693/get-out-and-vote/ Community Happenings Off Duty Families https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729728/students-display-creativity-at-invention-convention/ <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2015/Dec/15/2001490790/82/55/0/151215-F-VE588-005.jpg' alt='Spangdahlem Middle High School students and faculty members view multiple display boards inside the SMHS gymnasium during the Invention Convention at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Dec. 15, 2015. More than 100 students participated in the convention. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman/Released)' /> <br /> Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:28:18 GMT https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729728/students-display-creativity-at-invention-convention/ Community Happenings On Duty Families https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729736/ssemc-gives-back-to-the-community-through-commissary-sweep/ Under the glaring hot fluorescent lights, a competitive spirit could be felt throughout the playing<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2015/Nov/24/2001489754/82/55/0/151123-F-YU668-047.jpg' alt='Event participants hold a piece paper with a price on it during the 2015 Commissary Sweep at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 23, 2015. The event allowed the contestants to shop for groceries, solve riddles and have fun. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rusty Frank/Released)' /> <br /> Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:57:56 GMT Senior Airman Rusty Frank https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729736/ssemc-gives-back-to-the-community-through-commissary-sweep/ Community Happenings Off Duty Families Training Mission Recognition https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729739/ssemc-hosts-deployed-family-dinner/ <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2015/Nov/19/2001493733/82/55/0/151118-F-YU668-008.jpg' alt='Spangdahlem families attend the Deployed Family Member Thanksgiving dinner inside Fire Station 1 at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 18, 2015. More than 40 people attended the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rusty Frank/Released)' /> <br /> Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:05:19 GMT DoD News https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729739/ssemc-hosts-deployed-family-dinner/ Community Happenings Off Duty Families Recognition https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729755/52nd-fw-leadership-conducts-school-move-town-hall/ The 52nd Fighter Wing leadership and representatives from Department of Defense Dependents Schools<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2015/Oct/30/2001494758/82/55/0/151030-F-YU668-009.jpg' alt='U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph McFall, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, speaks during a town hall meeting inside the base theater Oct. 30, 2015, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. McFall and other 52nd FW leadership spoke to parents and teachers about the upcoming school move during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rusty Frank/Released)' /> <br /> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:29:10 GMT Staff Reports https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729755/52nd-fw-leadership-conducts-school-move-town-hall/ Families Mission https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729867/secaf-visits-key-operating-locations-in-european-theater/ Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James completed a multi-nation visit throughout Europe June<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2015/Jun/29/2001074177/82/55/0/150623-F-ZL078-296.JPG' alt='Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, speaks to U.S. Air Force Airmen during an all-call at the Skelton Memorial Fitness Center at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 23, 2015. The Secretary completed a visit of installations through Europe June 24, 2015, to meet Airmen, community leaders and allied and partner nation defense chiefs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released) ' /> <br /> Mon, 29 Jun 2015 07:53:05 GMT Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729867/secaf-visits-key-operating-locations-in-european-theater/ Aircraft On Duty Families Mission Recognition https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729884/spiritual-resiliency-day-enlightens-airmen/ More than 300 people attended the 52nd Fighter Wing's Spiritual Resiliency Day June 4, 2015, with<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2015/Jun/08/2001079392/82/55/0/150604-F-VS255-004.JPG' alt='Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Rhanda Cornum, a Department of Defense resiliency consultant, leads a discussion on resiliency at the base theater on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 4, 2015, during the 52nd Fighter Wing’s Resiliency Day. Cornum, spoke about her experiences as a decorated flight surgeon, helicopter pilot and being a former Prisoner of War during the Persian Gulf War as part of her presentation on resiliency. (U.S. Air force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano/Released)' /> <br /> Mon, 08 Jun 2015 13:33:56 GMT Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729884/spiritual-resiliency-day-enlightens-airmen/ Off Duty Families Training Mission https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729890/spangdahlem-mourns-ncos-death/ A staff sergeant assigned to the 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron died May 24 in a traffic<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2015/May/27/2001055047/82/55/0/150527-F-ZZ999-006.JPG' alt='U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Klose, 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron, is seen here in this undated courtesy photo. Klose was killed in a traffic accident May 24, 2015. (Courtesy photo)' /> <br /> Wed, 27 May 2015 06:08:24 GMT Staff Reports https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729890/spangdahlem-mourns-ncos-death/ On Duty Off Duty Families Mission Recognition Local and Travel https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729898/icelandic-children-participate-in-pilot-for-a-day-program-at-keflavik/ <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2015/May/19/2001056906/82/55/0/150513-F-TD086-001.JPG' alt='U.S. Air Force Capt. Jason Ford, an F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft pilot from the 871st Air Expeditionary Squadron, briefs the families of Gunnar Guðlaugsson and Arna Tryggvadóttir during the Pilot for a Day program at Keflavik International Airport, Iceland, May 13, 2015. The program allowed two terminally ill Icelandic children to tour operations at Keflavik and experience a day in the life of a U.S. Air Force pilot.(U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Meredith Mulvihill/Released)' /> <br /> Wed, 20 May 2015 08:58:09 GMT DoD News https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729898/icelandic-children-participate-in-pilot-for-a-day-program-at-keflavik/ Aircraft On Duty Families Mission Recognition https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729906/spangdahlem-opens-new-cdc/ Leadership of the 52nd Fighter Wing and Spangdahlem community members announced the official opening<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2015/May/12/2001058503/82/55/0/150511-F-VE588-072.JPG' alt='Leadership of the 52nd Fighter Wing and community members perform a ribbon cutting ceremony during the official opening of the new child development center at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 11, 2015. The new facility can support more than 200 children ages 1-5 and includes a lobby, playground, kitchen and 11 classrooms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman/Released)' /> <br /> Tue, 12 May 2015 13:06:25 GMT Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729906/spangdahlem-opens-new-cdc/ Community Happenings On Duty Families https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729916/ses-bes-students-simulate-deployment-to-rio-de-janeiro/ Nearly 600 students from the Spangdahlem and Bitburg Elementary Schools attended Kids' Deployment<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2015/Apr/30/2001061447/82/55/0/150429-F-VE588-311.JPG' alt='Students from Spangdahlem Elementary School try on helmets during Kids’ Deployment Day at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, April 29, 2015. The students also tried on body armor during their simulated deployment to Rio De Janeiro. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman/Released)' /> <br /> Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:11:37 GMT Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729916/ses-bes-students-simulate-deployment-to-rio-de-janeiro/ Community Happenings On Duty Families Mission Recognition https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729917/wittlich-hosts-circus-alberti/ The Cicrcus Alberti will be performing at Vitellisupark Roemerstrasse, near the Globus construction<br/> Wed, 29 Apr 2015 12:46:59 GMT Iris Reiff https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729917/wittlich-hosts-circus-alberti/ Community Happenings Off Duty Families https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729918/sabers-celebrate-earth-week/ In honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day this year, the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron environmental<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2015/Apr/29/2001061843/82/55/0/150424-F-ZZ999-085.JPG' alt='Students from Spangdahlem Middle School and local girl scouts took part in the annual Earth Week tree planting at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, April 24, 2015. Four trees were planted this year as part of the environmental awareness event. (U.S. Air force photo by Senior Airman Sarah Denewellis/Released) ' /> <br /> Wed, 29 Apr 2015 06:13:23 GMT Senior Airman Sarah Denewellis https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729918/sabers-celebrate-earth-week/ Community Happenings Off Duty Families Recognition Local and Travel https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729936/606th-acs-returns-home-from-deployment/ Family members, coworkers and loved ones welcomed home more than 80 U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2015/Apr/20/2001039833/82/55/0/150417-F-VI983-283.JPG' alt='An Airman from the 606th Air Control Squadron meets his son for the first time at a deployment homecoming on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, April 17, 2015. The family surprised the Airman because he thought they would arrive in Germany the next day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gustavo Castillo/Released) ' /> <br /> Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:52:08 GMT Senior Airman Dylan Nuckolls https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729936/606th-acs-returns-home-from-deployment/ On Duty Families Mission https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729941/aadd-reform-encourages-culture-of-responsible-choices/ The procedures for Airmen Against Drunk Driving program here will change April 30.The goal of the<br/> Wed, 08 Apr 2015 11:52:25 GMT Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729941/aadd-reform-encourages-culture-of-responsible-choices/ On Duty Off Duty Families Recognition https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729942/spangdahlem-clears-5k-challenge/ <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2015/Apr/08/2001035038/82/55/0/150402-F-OG770-186.JPG' alt='U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Gangwish, communications focal point supervisor, left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Campbell, project manager, middle, and U.S. Air Force Jonathon Riley, client systems technician, right, all from the 52nd Communications Squadron, run during the Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month 5K CLEAR Challenge Run at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, April 2, 2015. The run served as one of the many events of SAAPM, a month designated for April with the goal of raising sexual assault awareness, and featured the acronym representing Courage, Leadership, Education, Advocacy and Respect. A total of 50 people participated in the run, with 20 volunteers and five teams of runners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Kim/Released)' /> <br /> Wed, 08 Apr 2015 09:47:17 GMT DoD News https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/729942/spangdahlem-clears-5k-challenge/ Community Happenings Off Duty Families