Veterans Day: Honoring American heroes past, present

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- The 702nd Munitions Support Squadron Color Guard from Buechel Air Base, Germany, stands at attention by the grave of Gen. George Smith Patton, Third Army commander during World War II, as Helen Patton-Plusczyk, General Patton's granddaughter, and Col. Tip Wight, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, pay their respect to the soldiers who died fighting in World War II during the annual Veterans Day ceremony at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Luxembourg City Nov. 11. The 50.5 acre cemetery is one of 14 American cemeteries established overseas after WWII and contains the remains of more than 5,000 American servicemembers who died fighting the second world war. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Jillian Torango)

Veterans Day: Honoring American heroes past, present

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- The 702nd Munitions Support Squadron Color Guard from Buechel Air Base, Germany, stands at attention in front of the grave of Gen. George S. Patton Jr., Third Army commander during World War II, with Helen Patton-Plusczyk, General Patton's granddaughter, during the annual Veterans Day ceremony at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Luxembourg City Nov. 11. The 50.5 acre cemetery, which is one of 14 American cemeteries established overseas after World War II, contains the remains of more than 5,000 American servicemembers who died during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Jillian Torango)

Class 10-1 graduates ALS

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Col. Tip Wight, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, presents the John L. Levitow Award to Senior Airman Stephanie Witt, 52nd Communications Squadron, during the Airman Leadership School class 10-1 graduation Nov. 5 at Club Eifel. The John L. Levitow Award is the premier honor given to the finest graduate of every Air Force Leadership School. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nick Wilson)

Top Saber Performer Nov. 13-19

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Airman 1st Class Jacob L. Cruz, 606th Air Control Squadron, is the 52nd Fighter Wing's Top Saber Performer for the week of Nov. 13 - Nov. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Staci Miller)

Course prepares participants to lead on scene

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Staff Sgt. Roy Campos, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron, assists Airman 1st Class Scott Carrol, 52nd CES, in demonstrating how to put on a class-A hazmat response suit during an on-scene commander's course Oct. 30. The course gave individuals training and certification to be a commander of an incident or work in an emergency operations center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nick Wilson)

Course prepares participants to lead on scene

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Airman 1st Class Scott Carrol, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron, demonstrates how to put on a class-A hazmat response suit during an on-scene commander's course Oct. 30. The course gave individuals training and certification to be a commander of an incident or work in an emergency operations center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nick Wilson)