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  • F-16s arrive at Lask Air Base

    Four F-16 Fighting Falcons from the South Dakota Air National Guard, 114th Fighter Wing arrived here Sept. 3.More than 100 members of the unit are deployed in support of Aviation Detachment 16-4, a bilateral training exercise between U.S. and Polish forces, aimed at fostering defense ties between

  • Sabers help preserve World War II era Belgium Bunker

    U.S. Air Force Sabers from the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron here volunteered to preserve recovered artifacts and clear out debris from a World War II era bunker Aug. 28, 2016, at Fort Aubin-Neufchâteau in Belgium. The excavation of some of the rooms in the bunker will help the Fort Aubin

  • Bernkastel to host Mosel wine festival

    Summer continues in the Eifel-Mosel area with pleasant temperatures and more highlight festivals to come this weekend. The community of Niederkail will host its 2016 summer carnival parade at 6:11 p.m., Sept. 3 through the streets of town.   The city of Bitburg invites all to a large-scale vehicle

  • Wing congratulates quarterly award winners

    Congratulations to the following 52nd Fighter Wing Sabers who earned top recognition as the wing's quarterly award winners for the second quarter of 2016. Col. Joe McFall, 52nd FW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Edwin Ludwigsen, 52nd FW command chief, presented winners with recognition plaques in

  • Pitsenbarger ALS class 16-F graduates

    Congratulations to the following 28 Airmen from Class 16-F who graduated from the Pitsenbarger Airman Leadership School at Club Eifel on base Aug. 26, 2016.John L. Levitow Award:Senior Airman Brandon Hutchinson, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron Academic Achievement Award:Senior Airman Crystal Smith,

  • 210 Saber senior airmen selected for staff sergeant

    Congratulations to the following 210 52nd Fighter Wing senior airmen selected for promotion to staff sergeant Aug. 25.   The Air Force selected 16,506 senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant of the 39,064 eligible, representing an overall selection rate of 42.25 percent. "I applaud your hard

  • GERMAN TRANSLATION: Air Force releases investigation results on F-16C crash

    Offizielle Vertreter des US-Luftstreitkräfte Europa und Afrika - Kommandos veröffentlichen die Ergebnisse der Unfalluntersuchung des Vorfalls vom 11. August 2015, bei dem es zu einem Absturz eines F-16C Fighting Falcon Flugzeuges in der Nähe des Truppenuebungsplatzes Grafenwöhr, Deutschland gekommen

  • Manderscheid to hold castle festival

    The ruins of two fortresses will form as a background for a medieval castle celebration, Aug. 27-28 at the nearby health resort of Manderscheid, Germany, located in the heart of the historical Eifel region.The Manderscheid castle festival will officially kick off Aug. 27, at 11 a.m. with the opening

  • Spangdahlem, Bitburg schools to resume session

    Attention Saber children — it’s time to get your crayons and your pencils. Department of Defense Education Activity schools at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and Bitburg Annex, Germany, will begin the 2016-2017 school year later this August. Bitburg High School will open its doors Aug. 29, and