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  • Eliminating DUIs and AROs must be a top priority

    As part of the 52nd Fighter Wing's ongoing effort to prevent occurrences of driving under the influence and other alcohol related offenses, the AAFES manager and I have agreed the sale of alcoholic beverages at the shopette on Spangdahlem Air Base will be limited to the hours of 8 a.m. to midnight.

  • Transforming “inspection preparation”

    Throughout the course of my career, I've always been fascinated by the term, "inspection prep." This rather vague term has many different meanings for different people. With recent changes in our Air Force inspection system, it's clear the term "inspection prep" has and will continue to dramatically

  • When a "C" is better than an "A"

    When is a C better than an A? Never, unless you're an A-10 ATTACK pilot and you're talking about an A-10C versus an A-10A. The 81st Fighter Squadron has been transitioning from the A-10A model to the A-10C model during the past year. The transformation has been an enormous multimillion dollar

  • SARC: Not very puzzling, it’s really straight forward

    It was a Wednesday night and I had just finished watching the base volleyball championship games between the 702nd Munitions Maintenance Squadron and the 52nd Medical Group. The 52nd MDG won in the best two out of three games series to take the base championship title; Go Saber Medics! I walked back

  • Leadership, good morale, welfare and discipline – no excuses

    Part of being a leader is ensuring standards are complied with. Everyday 99 percent of your flight, squadron, group and wing comply with Air Force Instruction's, standards and all other flight, squadron and wing level guidance -- all the time. Some do not. If the 99 percent see that 1 percent

  • Read any good books lately?

    As a young lieutenant, I grew up in Strategic Air Command where a high value was placed on "knowing what the book says." This was an important starting point when confronted with a problem. It was a pre-requisite to finding an answer within your local chain of command before sending a message off

  • Reaching out on South American deployment

    Imagine a child who only has one meal a day, or one who spends hours in the dump looking for something to eat or sell. While these circumstances may seem unthinkable, my deployment to South America gives me the chance to combat this type of poverty on a daily basis. Two months ago, I deployed with

  • Spouses bond together enhancing quality of life

    Although it is not Spouse Appreciation Month, it is always an appropriate time to show appreciation for those who stand by our side, enhancing our lives. Three of the main definitions of the word "appreciation" highlight how I feel toward the work done by the spouses group here. The most important

  • Protecting the network

    In this day and age, war readiness is at the forefront of everything we do as members of the armed forces. We stay mentally and physically prepared through training, enhancing our skill as war fighters in the event we will be called to deploy and serve in austere locations. We check our equipment

  • NCOs: professional organizations need you

    Several times a year, during commander's calls or performance feedback sessions, we are all briefed on the importance of community involvement and how vital it is for each of us to support professional organizations. And, for the most part, we listen. Whether we simply attend meetings, are dues