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  • Changing diapers, breaking records

    It's that time of year to do the dirty deed that needs to be done.No, not filing taxes or spring cleaning--it's the annual Great Cloth Diaper Change held at Spangdahlem Middle School April 26 as part of a global campaign to raise environmental awareness. "Sixty thousand diapers will enter landfills

  • SecAF: AF committed to preventing sexual assault

    In observation of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James released a video charging all Airmen to join senior leaders and take action against sexual assault."General Welsh, Chief Cody and I are committed to an Air Force where everyone is valued and treated with

  • Civil engineer squadron provides space to park

    Members of the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron completed a temporary parking area for the new fitness center here April 17, 2014.The parking lot facilitates the overflow of cars parking at the Eifel Powerhaus. Without this overflow parking, vehicles would park on the side of the road, resulting in a

  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: SrA Megan MilleringUnit: 470th Air Base SquadronDuty title: Dental Assistant JourneymanHometown: Grant, MichiganYears in Service: 2 years and 10 months Why joined: I joined the Air Force for the many education opportunities. My dream in life is to become a nurse and I knew the Air Force could

  • Spangdahlem 'Goes Bald for Brayden'

    Members of Saber Nation will shave their heads April 25 in a show of support for a young boy diagnosed with kidney cancer.Spangdahlem joins several other bases around the globe by going bald to support Brayden Mitchell, a 5-year-old boy from Ohio recently diagnosed with stage-3 Wilms tumor, a form

  • Kids' Deployment Day teaches how it's done

    Most Airmen know the feeling of going through a deployment line, picking up gear and getting brief after brief before heading out on their mission. This week the children of Spangdahlem "deployed" instead of their parents. The 52nd Fighter Wing hosted a Kids' Deployment Day for students from Bitburg

  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Staff Sgt. William Cintron Unit: American Forces NetworkDuty title: American Forces Network maintenance technician Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla. Years in Service: Eight yearsWhy joined: Educational benefitsFamily: My parents, Valencia and Felix CintronHobbies: Traveling, snowboarding,

  • AF opens additional TERA, VSP windows

    The Air Force will open two new fiscal year 2014 force management Temporary Early Retirement Authority application windows, and a new voluntary separation pay application window, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.Commonly referred to as the 15-year retirement, TERA eligibility will be