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  • Instagram your Annual Awards photos

    The 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs office is asking Sabers to upload their best photos from the 2012 Annual Awards Banquet to Instagram and hash-tag #SpangAwards12 at the event March 1."This specific hash-tag will help the public affairs office compile attendees' photos to create a photo story

  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Senior Airman Sarah WainscottUnit: 52nd Force Support SquadronDuty title: Lodging guest service representative Hometown: Oroville, Calif.Years in Service: More than three years.Why joined: I joined to travel, go to school and be part of something bigger. Family: Mom and dad, Patricia and Loren

  • REAL THAW 13 sets aim for interoperability

    Aircraft and military professionals from the U.S., Portugal, Netherlands, the U.K. and NATO are continuing to develop their ability to work together during REAL THAW 13, Feb. 11-22.REAL THAW is the Portuguese military's premiere annual exercise that integrates the Portuguese Army, Navy and Air Force

  • Spangdahlem implements Air Force budget guidance

    U.S. Air Force leaders released guidance to major commands outlining measures to mitigate the full effect of potential budget cuts in an effort to manage the risks associated with the cuts, according to Jamie M. Morin, Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force.Organizations across the Air Force,

  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Senior Airman Gracie Lynn WilliamsUnit: 52nd Maintenance Operations Squadron Duty title: Maintenance Management AnalystHometown: Buckeye, Ariz.Years in Service: More than three years.Why joined: I joined the Air Force to go to college, travel the world, and be a part of something bigger than

  • Chief recalls near-death experience

    Chief Master Sgt. Richard Lien takes health seriously.The 48-year-old base fire chief follows a concrete exercise plan 7-days a week and watches his nutrition plan closely.Regardless of the weather outside or his busy schedule, he makes the time to pass an Air Force physical fitness test every day.A

  • Spangdahlem launches long awaited MyMC2 app

    The 52nd Fighter Wing launched the long-awaited My Military Community application, or MyMC2, for iOS and Android device users Feb. 12, 2013. Spangdahlem joins two other bases in U.S. Air Forces Europe to employ the app for the Saber community.To download the MyMC2 mobile app, visit the Android or

  • 81st departs for final European exercise

    A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 81st Fighter Squadron departed Feb. 8 for Air Base 5, Monte Real, Portugal, in support of REAL THAW 13.REAL THAW is an exercise that tests the Portuguese military's combat capabilities and also incorporates other nations to improve interoperability for