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  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Airman 1st Class Mabel FuentesUnit: 701st Munitions Support SquadronDuty title: NAF recreation specialistHometown: Jackson Heights, N.Y.Years in service: Two years and four months.Why joined: I saw the Air Force as a challenge that would help me grow. With all of the educational benefits and

  • E. coli hazard continues in Germany

    Due to continued E. coli cases throughout Europe, the U.S. European Command advises military members in Europe to refrain from eating raw sprouts of any kind based on recommendations from the U.S. Army Public Health Command Region-Europe and European Regional Medical Command.German public health

  • Dining facility upgrades, opens next year

    The dining facility here, which has been closed since August 2010, is tentatively scheduled to re-open in January.With the re-opening, there will be changes to the facility and to Airmen's pay.Closure updatesThe Mosel Dining Facility has been closed to renovate and add more cold-storage area, said

  • Spangdahlem commissary doubles size, serves community

    The commissary here re-opened July 9 after a recent renovation project.The renovation increased the store size by 11,000 square feet and the chill and freeze section by 40 feet. Store clerks also added 2,500 new items to shelves.Workers had been preparing a conjoined building -- the old Army and Air

  • Open House prep continues

    The 52nd Fighter Wing will host an Open House July 30-31.The gates will open to the public at 10:45 a.m. and will close at 9:30 p.m. July 30 and at 7:30 p.m. July 31. Admission to this event is free.This year's Open House will have aerial demonstrations by the Viper West Coast Demonstration Team, a

  • Spangdahlem passenger terminal provides alternative flight options

    Saving money on flights just got simpler by using Space Available with Air Mobility Command.With two terminals in Germany -- one here and one at Ramstein Air Base -- travelers have many opportunities for air transit.Active-duty military, family members and retirees can all participate in Space

  • Radar maintainers keep the wing flying

    When A-10 Thunderbolt II and F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots were flying to and from Libya in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, Airmen from the 52nd Communications Squadron Ground Radar Systems Element worked night and day to feed pilots and air-traffic controllers the necessary information to complete

  • The sound of freedom

    Quite often, the F-16s are heard taking off from Joint Base Balad. Most of the time people stop to look even though they have seen it before. Although they are loud, it does not bother anyone, because they are often referred to as, "the sound of freedom". One of the many pilots who fly the F-16s