Operations desk gets pilots ‘stepping’
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Lt. Col. Robert Petty, left, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Standards and Evaluations Branch chief, Col. Chris Weggeman, center, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, and Capt. Mark Hickie, right, 52nd FW executive officer, read flight information and take notes before a briefing inside Bldg. 108 here Feb. 21. Twelve Airmen work at the squadron’s operations desk and are responsible for coordinating with base operations, weather operations and aircraft maintenance to ensure flight operations run smoothly. The operations desk is also responsible for gathering and organizing flight information to help log flight hours and brief pilots before, during and after flights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)