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  • 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

  • Communication Survey gets message across

    The 52nd Fighter Wing 2014 communication survey launches April 15. This survey runs through July 14, and will collect information on how the Spangdahlem Air Base community prefers to read and receive their news. "This is your chance to tell 52nd Fighter Wing leadership how to communicate better,"

  • Air Control Squadron conducts combat readiness training

    Airmen from the 606th Air Control Squadron started a week-long combat readiness training here April 13.Training organizers designed realistic scenarios where Airmen deploy to a simulated remote location to set up a bare base and radar site. Although the radar site is simulated, the Airmen will

  • Poland, US strengthen defense ties through rotational training

    After two weeks of Polish armed forces and U.S. personnel working shoulder-to-shoulder and building partner capacity as NATO allies, training has come to a close April 12 for the C-130J Super Hercules mission at the U.S. Air Force Aviation Detachment in Powidz Air Base, Poland.Throughout the

  • "Explore the Eifel" continues on Spangdahlem

    The 10th Annual Explore the Eifel Adventure kicked off at 9 a.m., April 24 in Club Eifel at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Below is a listing of some of the events available for signups:    Saturday, April 26Spangdahlem- Saarburg (Saarburg Sightseeing and leisure fun time) 1:00 p.m. - Departure from

  • Fundamentals class keeps Sabers fit

    With the first quarter of 2014 already over, many people may look back at their physical fitness New Year's resolutions and their success or failure to keep them. Some people may feel they are on track while others may have given up. Regardless of your current status, the Combat Fitness Center can