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  • Air Traffic Controllers

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Phelps, 52nd Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Control watch supervisor, monitors arriving aircraft at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jan. 23, 2023. Airmen from the Ground Controlled Approach radar facility rely on radio communications and radar displays to

  • Falcons join Raptors, Eagles at Kadena AB

    F-16CM Fighting Falcons from the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, arrived at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 16, 2023, to support the on-going phased return of Kadena’s fleet of F-15C/D Eagles to the United States.

  • 52 FW hosts annual load competition

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Paetyn Werner, 52nd Aircraft maintenance Squadron weapons standardization evaluator, examines Airmen participating in the 52nd Fighter Wing Annual Weapons Load Crew of the Year Competition at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jan. 6, 2023. As part of the competition,

  • CSAF, CMSAF visit Spangdahlem AB

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass meet with senior noncommissioned officers at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jan. 10, 2023. Brown and Bass continue to engage with Airmen to listen, learn and lead on issues critical to stability and to

  • 52nd FW hosts training with German Luftwaffe

    German air force members assigned to the Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33 at Büchel Air Base, Germany, perform a walk around inspection as part of their training at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Dec. 16, 2022. These partners were at Spangdahlem AB to participate in a two-week course designed to

  • CSAF, SecAF and CMSAF visit 52nd OG Det 1

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass (left), Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Chief of Staff Gen. CQ. Brown, Jr., visited the 52nd Operations Group, Detachment 1, at Łask Air Base, Poland, Dec. 19, 2022. Senior leaders thanked and recognized Airmen who are standing watch over the

  • 92nd ARW refuels aircraft in Europe

    Airman 1st Class Jayden Shines, KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, prepares to refuel an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, aircraft over Romania Dec. 9, 2022. Members of the air refueling wing are

  • Wing leadership keep with tradition

    Wing leadership serve Airmen a holiday meal at the Mosel Dining Facility at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 24, 2022. Wing leadership took turns serving Thanksgiving meals to Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Plyler)

  • KC-135 hot-pit refuel

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 97th Air Refueling Squadron assigned to Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, watch a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing from Fairchild AFB, taxi for refueling Nov. 18, 2022, on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The 92nd ARW