Cheers, Mate: Sabers host RAF Air Cadets

By Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry, 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs / Published August 10, 2016

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Craig Brandenburg, 52nd Maintenance Group wing weapons manager, right, speaks to Royal Air Force Air Cadets during a tour at Hangar One on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2016. Air Cadets, a United Kingdom-wide cadet force with more than 40,000 members aged between 12 and 20 years old, received an in-depth tour of 52nd Fighter Wing assets including the base fire department and an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Craig Brandenburg, 52nd Maintenance Group wing weapons manager, right, speaks to Royal Air Force Air Cadets during a tour at Hangar One on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2016. Air Cadets, a United Kingdom-wide cadet force with more than 40,000 members aged between 12 and 20 years old, received an in-depth tour of 52nd Fighter Wing assets including the base fire department and an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry/Released)

Members of Air Cadets, a United Kingdom-wide youth group sponsored by the Royal Air Force, watch as a 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire engine drives out of a garage during a tour at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2016. Air Cadets received a guided tour of base assets from members of the 52nd Fighter Wing Community Relations, 52nd Maintenance Group and 52nd CES to include the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft and fire department. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry/Released)

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Members of Air Cadets, a United Kingdom-wide youth group sponsored by the Royal Air Force, watch as a 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire engine drives out of a garage during a tour at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2016. Air Cadets received a guided tour of base assets from members of the 52nd Fighter Wing Community Relations, 52nd Maintenance Group and 52nd CES to include the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft and fire department. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry/Released)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Mandingo Alfred, 52nd Maintenance Squadron weapons superintendent, center left, answers questions from Royal Air Force Air Cadets during a tour at Hangar One on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2016. Air Cadets, a United Kingdom-wide cadet force with more than 40,000 members aged between 12 and 20 years old, received an in-depth tour of 52nd Fighter Wing assets including the base fire department and an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Mandingo Alfred, 52nd Maintenance Squadron weapons superintendent, center left, answers questions from Royal Air Force Air Cadets during a tour at Hangar One on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2016. Air Cadets, a United Kingdom-wide cadet force with more than 40,000 members aged between 12 and 20 years old, received an in-depth tour of 52nd Fighter Wing assets including the base fire department and an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry/Released)

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Brandon Kirby, 52nd Maintenance Group quality assurance officer-in-charge, left, shows a Royal Air Force Air Cadet the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron during a tour at Hangar One on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2016. Air Cadets, a United Kingdom-wide cadet force with more than 40,000 members aged between 12 and 20 years old, received an in-depth tour of 52nd Fighter Wing assets including the base fire department and an F-16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry/Released)

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U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Brandon Kirby, 52nd Maintenance Group quality assurance officer-in-charge, left, shows a Royal Air Force Air Cadet the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron during a tour at Hangar One on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2016. Air Cadets, a United Kingdom-wide cadet force with more than 40,000 members aged between 12 and 20 years old, received an in-depth tour of 52nd Fighter Wing assets including the base fire department and an F-16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry/Released)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Vasquez, a 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department crew chief, center, gives Royal Air Force Air Cadets a look at a fire engine during a tour on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2016. Air Cadets received a guided tour of base assets from members of the 52nd Fighter Wing Community Relations, 52nd Maintenance Group and 52nd CES to include the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft and fire department. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Vasquez, a 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department crew chief, center, gives Royal Air Force Air Cadets a look at a fire engine during a tour on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2016. Air Cadets received a guided tour of base assets from members of the 52nd Fighter Wing Community Relations, 52nd Maintenance Group and 52nd CES to include the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft and fire department. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry/Released)

Members of Air Cadets, a United Kingdom-wide youth group sponsored by the Royal Air Force, received a guided tour of the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department’s gym during a visit to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2016. Air Cadets receive opportunities to travel in Europe and abroad to many areas including military installations, museums and other various sites while aiming to develop qualities of leadership and good citizenship. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry/Released)

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Members of Air Cadets, a United Kingdom-wide youth group sponsored by the Royal Air Force, received a guided tour of the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department’s gym during a visit to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2016. Air Cadets receive opportunities to travel in Europe and abroad to many areas including military installations, museums and other various sites while aiming to develop qualities of leadership and good citizenship. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry/Released)

Members of Air Cadets, a United Kingdom-wide youth group sponsored by the Royal Air Force, listen in during a tour of the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2016. Air Cadets receive opportunities to travel in Europe and abroad to many areas including military installations, museums and other various sites while aiming to develop qualities of leadership and good citizenship. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry/Released)

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Members of Air Cadets, a United Kingdom-wide youth group sponsored by the Royal Air Force, listen in during a tour of the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2016. Air Cadets receive opportunities to travel in Europe and abroad to many areas including military installations, museums and other various sites while aiming to develop qualities of leadership and good citizenship. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry/Released)

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany --

Members from the 52nd Fighter Wing Community Relations, 52nd Maintenance Group and 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron hosted tours for more than 70 Royal Air Force Air Cadets here, Aug. 8-9, 2016.

Air Cadets, a United Kingdom-wide youth group sponsored by the Royal Air Force, received an in-depth look at 52nd FW assets including the base fire department and an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft.

“Providing a positive experience, we help to motivate these future leaders, maintainers, engineers and pilots to continue the fight when it’s their turn,” said U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Craig Brandenburg, 52nd MG wing weapons manager. “With operations around the world continuing to be as dynamic as ever, finding opportunities to demonstrate the value of U.S. Air Force/RAF interoperations has never been more important.”

The youth organization, consisting of more than 40,000 members aged between 12 and 20 years old throughout Great Britain, participates in opportunities to travel through Europe and abroad to many areas including military installations, museums and other various sites while aiming to develop qualities of leadership and good citizenship.

“There is no doubt this learning experience will leave a lasting impression on these up-and-coming cadets,” Brandenburg said.