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  • Commissaries to end magazine sales overseas

    Defense Commissary Agency officials have announced the end of magazine sales in their overseas stores beginning January 2012. This policy affects all commissaries in Europe, the Pacific (Japan, Okinawa, South Korea and Guam) and Puerto Rico.DeCA will continue to sell the Stars & Stripes newspaper

  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Senior Airman Karla Lynne McCormickUnit: 52nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronDuty title: Maintenance supply journeymanHometown: Marathon, N.Y.Years in service: Three years.Why joined: My main reasons for joining were for the opportunities to travel and meet new people. I also wanted to continue

  • Instruction outlines safe winter-reporting procedures

    The 52nd Fighter Wing leadership here recently released updated instructions regarding delayed reporting and base cancellations during times of inclement weather.The new Spangdahlem Air Base Instruction 31-102, Delay, Cancellation or Early Termination of Duty or School Day, clearly defines weather

  • DUI Awareness Month: Remember consequences every month

    December is Driving Under the Influence Awareness Month, and the alcohol drug abuse prevention and treatment office urges Airmen to consider all the consequences of driving intoxicated.One little slip behind the wheel on the narrow and winding roads here, and a driver could leave the road and hit a

  • Spangdahlem Air Base keeps students safe

    Spangdahlem Air Base has implemented designated snow routes to get children to school safely. Schools will amend routes when weather conditions are too dangerous to drive on non-priority roads and busses cannot get through"Throughout Germany, the rule of thumb during inclement weather is to stick to

  • Air Force leaders issue holiday safety message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy send the following holiday safety campaign message to all Air Force personnel:"'Safety never takes a holiday' is the theme of this year's holiday safety

  • Markets mark beginning of holiday season

    This month, some villages, towns and cities in Germany will begin setting up their traditional Weihnachtsmaerkte, or Christmas markets. Most markets will open around this time and stay open until shortly before Christmas.Although every Christmas market has its unique flair and character, they are