10/9/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Allan Turk II, 52nd Operations Support Squadron control tower chief controller, briefs local German mayors and town council members Oct. 4 on 52nd Fighter Wing flying operations. Wing leadership partnered with the local officials to strengthen community relations and discuss the noise burden over nearby villages. The group learned firsthand how and why the wing trains to provide combat power to the current fight while minimizing the effect of training on the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kornelia Pitsch/Released)

10/9/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Local German mayors and town council members watch aircraft take off Oct. 4 to learn how and why the 52nd Fighter Wing trains to provide combat power to the current fight while minimizing the effect of training on the local community. Wing leadership partnered with the local officials to strengthen community relations and discuss the noise burden over nearby villages. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kornelia Pitsch/Released)

10/9/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – U.S. Air Force Col. David Lyons, 52nd Operations Group commander, walks with local German mayors and town council members Oct. 4 as they learn about 52nd Fighter Wing flying operations. Wing leadership partnered with the local officials to strengthen community relations and discuss the noise burden over nearby villages. The group learned firsthand how and why the wing trains to provide combat power to the current fight while minimizing the effect of training on the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kornelia Pitsch/Released)