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  • Get fit at local indoor pools

    For those looking for winter exercise, a day of fun or simply time to relax with friends or family, there are several indoor pools in the local area for people to enjoy. Entry prices range from 2 to 5 Euro. Most indoor pools offer multiple ticket books at a reduced cost. Some indoor swimming pools

  • Spangdahlem Airman helps control skies over Iraq

    The clutter of dots on the scope may seem like a mess to some, but at the helm is a group of specialized Airmen who work around the clock to keep aircraft intersecting the skies over Iraq safe and on course. Air traffic controllers in the combined en route radar approach facility track all planes

  • Squadron supports Airman in time of need

    When times get tough people often turn to their extended families for help. Being a military member stationed in Germany can make this difficult, however, a person's unit often steps up to the challenge and helps its Airmen out.The 52nd Medical Support Squadron is currently helping an Airman in its

  • Ski resorts offer winter fun in broader Eifel-Hunsrueck area

    With temperatures rising, the snow is starting to melt in the valleys and in higher elevations around the Eifel. This is great for the safety of people but it's a bit sad for those 120,000 skiiers and snowboarders whom local newspapers have reported as enjoying the winter fun in Eifel-Hunsrueck

  • Wingmen: Security forces look after military working dogs

    Every day Airmen take care of each other, and the 52nd Security Forces Squadron's military working dog handlers have a furry wingman that requires a little extra care during the winter at Spangdahlem Air Base."There are a few extra precautions we have to take during the winter months while working

  • Travel journal: Sabers visit Eternal City with ITT

    Eighteen hours on a bus is a long time, but that's what 26 service members and civilians did to visit Rome for the holidays on an Information Tickets and Travel tour from Dec. 21 to 25.The two bus drivers stopped to switch out every four hours, and everyone got out off the bus for breakfast after

  • Trier Christmas Circus attracts small and tall with holiday fun

    This year is the sixth time, the ancient Roman city of Trier will become the site of a spectacular holiday event, the Trier Christmas circus, located in a tent at the city's Moselauen fairgrounds. The city circus offers shows for anyone interested in seeing acrobatic acts, clownery and small animal

  • Christmas season ends in Germany with a visit by The Three Magi

    Christmas season in Germany ends with the visit and feast of the Three Magi, or "Heilige Drei Koenige." The event commemorates the journey of the Three Magi who brought gifts to the infant Jesus in Betlehem. In the 9th century, the legend of the Three Magi became the legend of the Oriental kings,

  • Germans celebrate Christmas much like Americans

    During the holiday season, Germans celebrate Christmas much the same way Americans do. They decorate Christmas trees and put up decorative lights, but in other ways the countries observe the holiday differently.While Germans like to spend a quiet evening with their families and sometimes wait until

  • The Advent wreath marks the holiday season

    The four Sundays of Advent mark the beginning of the Christmas celebration and with it the beginning of the Catholic Church year. The time of Advent, which has existed in the Catholic Church since the 6th century, was originally a time for fasting. It wasn't until the period of the Enlightenment